Marian University men’s lacrosse (1-5, 0-2 NACC) scored five unanswered goals to end the game but fell to Illinois Tech 16-11.

• Illinois Tech opened the scoring for the game but it was Marian who led 2-1 with 5:27 left in the first quarter.
• The Scarlet Hawks were able to score four unanswered goals over the final 3:40 of the opening quarter to lead 5-2.
• After scoring the first three goals of the second quarter, the Scarlet Hawks would lead 8-2.
• The two squads would trade goals the rest of the first half with Tech leading 11-4 at halftime.
• The Sabres were able to score the opening goal of the second half before Illinois Tech built its lead to 15-5 heading into the fourth quarter with four straight scores.
• Marian would dominate outscoring Tech 6-1 with junior Serge Simard scoring three goals.
• The tough first half was too much to overcome, however, as Illinois Tech would secure a 16-11 win.

• Marian outshot Illinois Tech 18-6 in the final quarter but the Scarlet Hawks held a 47-40 advantage for the game.
• The Sabre defense forced more turnovers by a slim 24-23 margin.
• The Scarlet Hawks also had a small advantage in ground balls 37-32.
• Marian has scored double-digit goals in three fo the last four games.
• Marian falls to 1-3 all-time against the Scarlet Hawks with Tech winning the last three match-ups.

	Junior Serge Simard scored a game-high five goals and had three ground balls.
	Freshman Jayden Gerhardt led the team with six ground balls.
	Sophomore Jackson Sweeney made 10 saves, his fourth game this season with double-digit saves.