Box Score BLOOMINGTON, Ill--Adrian College senior midfielder Doug Boyd had personal records of five goals and a game-tying eight points, but his career day was spoiled by a 29-13 Illinois Wesleyan non-conference win over the Bulldogs in men's lacrosse action on Saturday.
THE BASICS
= Final Score: Illinois Wesleyan University 29, Adrian 13
= Location: Tucci Stadium; Bloomington, Ill.
= Records: Illinois Wesleyan Titans 3-1; Adrian Bulldogs 0-3
FOR ADRIAN
= Senior midfielder Jake Waldrup added four goals and an assist.
= Sophomore midfielder Michael Turner and junior middie Matt Scherer also had multi-goal games.
= Senior midfielder Dan Hudson also earned a point with an assist.
= Senior goalie Brett Farrelly made 29 saves, setting a school record for a single game.
= Scoring leader Boyd and sophomore long-stick middie Callum Clark led the team with four ground balls apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED
= The host Titans scored 10 of the 11 goals in the second quarter to break open a close game, holding a commanding 17-3 lead at the intermission.
= Waldrup tied the game 1-1 with 12 minutes and 42 seconds left in the first quarter, but Tim Smith sparked a five-goal run en route to a 7-2 advantage at the end of 15 minutes.
= IWU edged Adrian in second-half goal scoring, 12-10.
THE OPPOSITION
= Smith paced the IWU attack with a game-high seven goals.
= Steven Laduzinsky stopped 11 shots to get his third win in four decisions.
= Max Porter and J.C. Grabarek had 12 and nine ground balls, respectively. The latter contributed a goal and four assists.
= Michael Julius (5g, 2a), James Maibuecher (2g, 6a), Evan Mok-Lamme (2g) also figured.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
= Adrian has upped its goal total in each of its first three games this spring.
= Farrelly easily eclipsed Eric Lindstrom's 21 saves at Oberlin College on April 16, 2008.
= Adrian's previous record for saves as a team was 23 at Ohio Wesleyan on Apr 11, 2010.
= Boyd's eight points today are 14th-most in school history.
UP NEXT
= Adrian continues non-conference action on Wednesday when it hosts Kenyon College in the Bulldogs' home opener. Opening face-off is set for 4 p.m. at Docking Stadium.
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