BELOIT, WIS. – The Univeristy of Northwestern men's lacrosse team traveled to the Badger state to take on the Buccaneers of Beloit College. This was the first-ever meeting between the two Midwest Lacrosse Conference (MLC) opponents, and the Buccaneers (3-5, 2-2 MLC) take the first contest by a final score of 15-12. With loss, UNW falls to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in MLC games.
 
The first quarter was an even fight between the two programs as Beloit jumped out to an early 3-1 lead, but UNW was able to even the score at 4-4 at the end of the first half. Northwestern was able to get the upper hand in the second quarter, outscoring the Buccaneers 5-3 in second frame and led 9-7 entering halftime.
 
The Eagles fell into a slump in the second half, getting outscored by a total of 8-3 in the two quarters. The Beloit defense was able to hold off the UNW attacks, never allowing their lead to fall below two goals.
 
Chase Marlenee (Northfield, Minn./Northfield) led the UNW offense with three goals and an assist. Keller Stephens (Lino Lakes, Minn./Mounds View), Noah Vander Kooi (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo), Landon Thurnau (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna), and Chase Caswell (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake) all added two goals for Northwestern as well. In net, Zach Shockency tallied 12 saves in the loss.
 
Northwestern will return to Wisconsin for their next game, taking on Milwaukee School of Engineering on Wednesday, April 3. For all things Eagle lacrosse, fans can follow @unw_lacrosse on Instagram and visit www.unweagles.com.