BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The Illinois Wesleyan University men's lacrosse team spoiled the conference season opener of Carthage College on Sunday, April 8, defeating the Red Men by a final score of 30-10. 30 goals from IWU broke the previous program record of 29 goals set twice previously and most recently against Alma College on Feb. 17, 2018.

With a win the Titans improved to 8-3 on the season with an unblemished 3-0 mark in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). Carthage fell to 8-4 overall and 0-1 in the CCIW following their conference opening loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Titans opened the game on a 4-0 run over the first five minutes of game action. Junior Bailey Marth started hot scoring two of IWU's first four goals.
• Carthage responded with two goals of their own, but the Titans poured in four more before the first quarter ended.
• Seven different Titans scored in a second quarter that featured five man-up goals.
• Sophomore Peter Trunk scored three of his game-high seven goals in the third quarter to pace the Titans. IWU scored six goals overall in the third.
• Carthage's Ben Morgan added two goals of his own in the fourth quarter scoring the pair in less than a minute.
• Sophomore Evan Anderson scored his second goal of the season in the final minute of action to give the Titans their record setting goal.

SIGNIFICANT STATISTICS

• Illinois Wesleyan out-shot the Red Men 57-36 overall and 42-24 in shots on goal. The Titans converted on .714 percent of their shots taken on goal.
• 14 saves from freshman goalkeeper McGuire Mynatt matches his season and career high.
• Due in part to the performance of junior J.C. Grabarek, the Titans won 33-of-41 total face-off attempts.
• Grabarek's 19 ground balls matched his season best.
• IWU converted on 6-of-7 extra man opportunities compared to just 3-of-11 for Carthage.

TITAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Trunk (9), Marth (7), Will Rossi (7)
Goals: Trunk (7), Marth (7)
Assists: Rossi (4), Nick Winter (3)
Ground balls: Grabarek (19), Jaren Vance (6)
Face offs: Grabarek (29-of-35), Max Bousky (3-of-3), Zack Ladd (1-of-3)
Caused turnovers: Jesse Prettner (3), Zeke Kalmes (2)
Saves: Mynatt (14)

WHAT'S NEXT?
Following a week of practice Illinois Wesleyan will be back at home on Friday, April 13 for a 4:30 p.m. match against the Whittier College Poets. Hailing from Whittier, Calif., the Poets are 4-5 so far this season.