ELMHURST, Ill. – MSOE lacrosse kicked off their regular season this evening when they traveled to take on the Bluejays of Elmhurst. The Raiders played a solid first game out but could not overcome an early deficit in their five-goal loss on Saturday night.

RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 7
Elmhurst – 12

HOW IT HAPPENED
MSOE (0-1, 0-0 NACC) started off this evening's contest in a 3-0 hole after the first quarter and it would not be until Tanner Whipps scored his first of three goals that the Raiders would get onto the board and make it 4-1. Elmhurst (1-0, 0-0 CCIW) kept pace with the Raiders in the second however and still came away with an 8-4 halftime lead. The second half was a much lower scoring affair. Each squad added two goals to their total in the third before the Bluejays outscored the Red & White by one in the fourth. Even in the 12-7 loss, there were bright spots for the Raiders. One of those was in the faceoff circle where John Kubicki and Jerred Willhelm helped MSOE go 13-20. The Red & White also held the advantage in ground balls (32-26) and cleared their zone 15 out of their 23 attempts.

RAIDER REMARKS

• Kyle Krueger's five assists are the fifth most in a single game in program history.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Goals – Tanner Whipps (3)
Assists – Kyle Krueger (5)
Shots – Tanner Whipps (10)
Ground Balls – Larry Holmgren (6)
Caused Turnovers – Seven with one
Saves – Sean Finneran (13)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will travel to take on Illinois Wesleyan this Wednesday for just their second ever contest against the Titans. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

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