THE BASICS
Score: #2 MU 3, #3 IT 13
Record: No. 2 Madonna University (13-4), No. 3 Indiana Tech (14-2)
Location: Warrior Athletic Field - Fort Wayne, Ind.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – In a game that featured pouring rain and a power outage, the No. 2 ranked and fourth-seeded Madonna University men's lacrosse team struggled to possess the ball in the second half en route to a 13-3 loss in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament semifinal to top-seed Indiana Tech on Thursday at the Warrior Athletic Field.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Ian Rush and Vince Floro book-ended the first quarter with goals and, after a trio of Warrior goals, Harry Dyson made it a one goal game before the half
- Indiana Tech won the opening faceoff of the second half and scored 12 seconds into the period just before the lights went out forcing a nearly 20 minute delay in the action
- The home team outscored the Crusaders 9-0 in the final 30 minutes
BY THE NUMBERS
- 8/19, 22/38: Madonna attempted 19 shots and put eight on goal while Indiana Tech put 22 of their 38 shots on net
- 34: Madonna struggled to control the ball in the rain and committed 34 turnovers
- 11-19: Led by Zachary Beam, Madonna's face-off specialist, the Blue and Gold won 11-of-19 face-offs
- 8: Tyler Dohmeier, Madonna's goalkeeper, led the team with eight ground balls and made nine staves
- 2: Connor Wright and Jake Hwier paced the MU defense with a pair of caused turnovers each
- 1: Dyson, Floor and Rush were the only players to record a point for MU
UP NEXT
- The Blue and Gold await their fate in the NAIA Coaches' Top 10 poll which will be used to determine the qualifiers for the 2019 NAIA Men's Lacrosse Invitational Championship which will be hosted by Aquinas College in Grand Rapids May 8-11.
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