The Illinois Wesleyan University men’s lacrosse team won against Wabash College on March 25, finishing with a score of 17-6. The Titans never trailed during the match and improved their season record to 6-4, while Wabash fell to 2-7.
This win is significant for Illinois Wesleyan as it concludes a series of away games and demonstrates strong performances by several players. Timothy McHugh reached his 100th career assist, becoming the seventh player in program history to do so. He finished the game with six points from three goals and three assists.
Other key contributors included Charlie Burghardt, who recorded career-highs with four assists and five points, and Owen Miller, who scored four goals for his first collegiate hat trick. Holden Webster also scored four times. Michael Rocco and Matt Arnold each secured eight faceoff wins, helping the Titans win sixteen out of twenty-six faceoffs overall. Defensively, Karsten Nordlie and Jake Sline led with two caused turnovers each as Illinois Wesleyan forced twelve turnovers from thirty Wabash errors.
Goalkeeper Jaymeson Zackery made seven saves in just over forty-eight minutes played, allowing only four goals for a .636 save percentage before Sam Scott finished the game in goal. The Titans led statistically in shots (56-39), shots on goal (37-16), ground balls (50-33), faceoff wins (16-10), and nearly matched Wabash’s clear attempts.
The Illinois Wesleyan Titans Men’s Lacrosse competes at the NCAA Division III level according to the official website. The team plays home games at Tucci Stadium according to its official site and holds membership in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin according to university information. The program is based in Bloomington, Illinois as reported by its official page.
The team’s next game will be at home against Calvin University on Saturday, March 28 at Tucci Stadium. Following that match will be a free youth clinic open to first through eighth graders.
