Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Despite a five goal and two assist night by Michael Julius, the Illinois Wesleyan men's lacrosse team lost a 17-9 game to Whittier (Calif.) at Tucci Stadium on Saturday, April 5.

The Titans are 7-2 in the school's first-ever season while the Poets improved to 6-3.

Whittier, who outshot IWU by a 53-28 margin, scored seven first quarter goals and led 11-3 at halftime. The Poets held a 48-25 lead in ground balls and won 28 of the 30 faceoffs in the contest. IWU was 2-for-9 in extra man opportunities while Whittier was 1-for-5.

Evan Mok-Lamme scored two goals for IWU while Tim Smith and Connor Coffey each added one. Assists came from Jordan Gagnon, Tyler Rauwolf and Andrew Schreiber.

IWU keeper Steven Laduzinsky made 17 saves while his Whittier counterpart Nathan Kleponis made three saves.

What's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan looks to get back on the winning track with a game at 7 p.m. on Friday (April 11) against the University of Dubuque at Tucci Stadium.