RIVER FOREST, Ill. - Marian University men's lacrosse (8-1, 1-0 NACC) opened NACC play defeating Concordia Chicago 26-4 for its eighth straight win.

   
 

• Concordia Chicago opened the scoring for the game just 37 seconds in.
• Marian outscored the Cougars 8-1 the rest of the opening quarter.
• The Sabre dominance continued in the second quarter where Marian outscored CUC 7-1 and took a 15-3 lead into halftime.
• The second half was no different as Marian scored six goals in the third quarter and five times in the fourth.
• The Sabre defense would allow just one goal in the third quarter to put the final at 26-4.

   
 

• Marian held a 60-24 advantage in shots for the game.
• The Sabres also held a 42-24 advantage in ground balls.
• Marian won 20 of the 33 faceoffs.
• The man-down defense for Marian had another solid performance allowing just one goal on seven chances.
• The Sabre defense forced 31 Cougar turnovers.
• Marian has won all five games against Concordia Chicago scoring at least 20 goals in three of those games.

   

 

Wednesday, April 5 • 7 p.m. Smith Field