MILWAUKEE – MSOE men's lacrosse welcomed their last non-conference opponent of the season to Viets Field on Saturday when they took on visiting Dubuque. While the game was close early on, the Raiders stepped up on all fronts to seal the deal on yet another victory at home this season.

RESULT
Dubuque – 7
MSOE RAIDERS – 12

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Saturday's game was a back-and-forth affair in the early stages between MSOE (9-2, 4-0 NACC) and Dubuque (6-7, 2-0 MLC). The Spartans found the scoreboard first before the Raiders scored two of their own.
• The seesaw contest would continue until Peter Ruschenberg scored to make it 4-3 with 3:59 left in the first quarter and gave the Red & White a lead that they would not relinquish the rest of the afternoon. MSOE scored five total goals in the first frame and outscored Dubuque 4-2 in the second to take a 9-5 advantage into halftime.
• The Spartans were able to cut the Raiders lead down to three entering the final 15 minutes of play but two straight strikes from Ruschenberg, with assists going to Liam Brown, sealed the deal on the Red & White's fifth win in a row.

RAIDER REMARKS

• The Raiders are now 4-1 all time against the Spartans in a series that dates back to the 2014 season.
• MSOE has scored in double figures in each of the five contests they have played this month. They are outscoring their opponents by a total of 86-27 during that span.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Goals – Peter Ruschenberg (5)
Assists – Liam Brown (4)
Ground Balls – John Kubicki (6)
Caused Turnovers – John Kubicki & Peter Ruschenberg (2)
Saves – Sean Finneran (8)

WHO'S ON DECK
It's the home stretch now for the Red & White. With four games left in the regular season and all against NACC opponents, the Raiders will look to keep their conference record clean when they take on Beloit on the road starting at 7:00 pm on Tuesday.

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