AURORA, Ill. – Already having locked down a NACC tournament spot, MSOE lacrosse headed to Aurora to play for home field advantage in the first round. Unfortunately, the Spartans got the better of the Raiders in an 11-goal loss to end the regular season.

RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 8
Aurora – 19

HOW IT HAPPENED
MSOE (5-9, 5-2 NACC) never led in this afternoon's contest as Aurora (10-5, 6-1 NACC) tallied the first three goals and outscored the Raiders 6-2 in the first quarter. The Red & White usually have been able to bounce back in games with a big rally but that never transpired today. The Raiders were able to muster just one goal in the second and faced a 10-3 deficit at halftime. MSOE didn't let the Spartans extend their lead in the third as they matched them goal for goal, but a 4-0 Aurora run to start the fourth sealed the deal on the outcome of the ballgame. Tanner Whipps had three goals and one assist to continue his torrid offensive pace and Thomas Miles stopped nine shots but the Raiders still fell 19-8.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Goals – Tanner Whipps (3)
Assists – Jerred Willhelm (2)
Ground Balls – Jerred Willhelm (5)
Caused Turnovers – Bennett Harris (2)
Saves – Thomas Miles (9)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders are locked into the third seed for the NACC tournament and will face off against Aurora one more time this Tuesday. The semifinal matchup on the road will take place in Aurora at a time yet to be announced.  

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