AURORA, Ill. -- Scoring six goals in each half, the Illinois Wesleyan women's lacrosse team won their fifth road game of the year with a 12-8 victory over Aurora University at Vago Field in Aurora, Ill. on Tuesday, March 22. 

The Titans are now 7-1 overall, matching last year's win total, while the host Spartans fell to 1-5 overall. 

IWU fell behind early in the contest, trailing 6-2 with 9:05 remaining in the first half following a 4-0 Aurora run. Illinois Wesleyan closed out the half by scoring four goals including one with 17 seconds left in the half to tie the game at six heading into halftime. In the second half, both teams scored twice in the opening six minutes of the half to stay tied at eight with 24:23 remaining in the game before IWU turned up the defensive intensity. The Titans scored the final four goals of the game coming off the sticks of Grainne Kelly and Lauren Pavich to come away with the victory. 

Kelly led the team with three total goals while freshmen Sarah Dust and Dani Engelbreit along with sophomore Clarke Rich joined Pavich with two goals each. Illinois Wesleyan's other lone goal would be scored by Abby Kushina. 

Sophomore goalie Claire Quist played the full 60 minutes in net, picking up the win to improve to 7-1 this season while making 15 saves. 

The Titans were limited to only 18 shots, being outshot 31-18 including a 7-1 disadvantage in free position shots. Each team had 11 draw controls as the Spartans picked up 37 ground balls compared to 29 for IWU. 

What's Next?
Illinois Wesleyan will play at home for the first time since March 2nd, playing host to Albion College at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 26. The Titans will look to avenge last season's 18-4 road loss to the Britons, who outshot IWU 46-10.