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Alex Doorenbos
Jason Reblando
9
Whittier WHITTIER 4-6
24
Winner Illinois Wesleyan IWUM 9-3
Whittier WHITTIER
4-6
9
Final
24
Illinois Wesleyan IWUM
9-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Whittier WHITTIER 5 1 3 0 9
Illinois Wesleyan IWUM 7 5 5 7 24

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Contact: Austin Overmann, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, aoverman@iwu.edu

Illinois Wesleyan Men's Lacrosse Upends Whittier 24-9

Photo Gallery of IWU/Whittier (by Jason Reblando)

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The Illinois Wesleyan men's lacrosse team defeated Whittier College on Friday, April 13 by a final score of 24-9. Sophomore Alex Doorenbos led the Titans in scoring as he tied the all-time program record for goals in a game with eight. Previously, the record was held by 2017 seniors Michael Julius and Tim Smith.

With a win IWU improved to 9-3 on the season and Whittier fell to 4-6 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Illinois Wesleyan found themselves in an early hole as Whittier scored four of the first five goals of the contest.
  • IWU responded with a 6-0 run to take a 7-4 lead late in the first quarter. Junior Bailey Marth scored twice for the Titans during this stretch.
  • Whittier struck last in the first, but the Titans scored another five unanswered goals to open the second quarter.
  • IWU played a man down for three minutes in the second quarter and didn't surrender a goal.
  • Doorenbos scored four of his goals in each half.
  • Sophomore Peter Trunk assisted on three goals in each half.
  • Following a man-up goal by freshman Tanner Nelson in the third, Whittier added two more goals cutting IWU's lead to 13-8.
  • The Titans ended the game on a 9-0 scoring run.

SIGNIFICANT STATISTICS
  • Illinois Wesleyan out-shot the Poets 58-27 overall and allowed just single digit shots in each quarter after allowing 11 in the first.
  • The Titans were successful on 12-of-16 clearance attempts and held Whittier to an 8-of-15 performance.
  • IWU converted on 5-of-9 extra man opportunities compared to an 0-3 mark for Whittier.
  • Junior J.C. Grabarek finished 27-of-32 on face-off attempts to lead the Titans who finished the day 29-for-36. Grabarek picked up a team-high 23 ground balls.

TITAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Doorenbos (8), Trunk (7)
Goals: Doorenbos (8), Marth (4)
Assists: Trunk (6), Nick Winter (4)
Ground balls: Grabarek (23), Winter (6)
Face-offs: Grabarek (27-of-32), Andrew Runkle (2-of-4)
Caused turnovers: Jesse Prettner (3), Zack Ladd (2)
Saves: McGuire Mynatt (9)

WHAT'S NEXT?
In a quick turnaround, Illinois Wesleyan will travel to Elmhurst College on Sunday, April 15 for a 1 p.m. game. The Bluejays are currently 10-1 overall this season and hold a 2-0 mark in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). Elmhurst is currently riding a nine-game winning streak.

 
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