KENOSHA, Wis. -- The Illinois Wesleyan men's lacrosse team trailed only 8-7 after three periods but Carthage scored five fourth quarter goals to get a 13-8 win in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournament championship game at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis., on Saturday, May 7.

The Titans are 13-5 this season while Carthage improved to 10-9 and, with no automatic bids from the conference, both teams will await word on a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship as the full national field will be announced on Sunday, May 8, at 9 p.m. Central time via this link at NCAA.com.

Juniors Tim Smith and Jacob Perry and sophomore Nick Winter each had two goals for Illinois Wesleyan while junior Michael Julius and sophomore James Maibuecher each had one goal as IWU outshot the Red Men, 46-37 with a 28-25 advantage on shots on goal.

Maibuecher, freshman J.C. Grabarek, senior Robert Spenard, freshman Will Rossi and freshman Sean Lee all had assists.

In a seesaw game, the Titans led 7-6 with 6:08 to play in the third quarter on a goal by Perry but the Red Men dominated the rest of the game, outscoring IWU 7-1 the rest of the way with Julius's unassisted tally with 1:19 remaining snapping the Titan scoring drought.

Carthage was efficient on clears, making 18 of 21 attempts and Carthage had 14 faceoff wins to 11 for IWU. Max Porter was 9-for-19 in faceoff attempts. The Titans and Red Men each had 24 ground balls.

Illinois Wesleyan junior goalkeeper Steven Laduzinsky made 12 saves in the contest.