Romeoville, Ill. - The No. 11 Lewis University men's lacrosse team outscored No. 11 Newberry, 10-1, in the first half en route to a 15-8 win Sunday afternoon at Lewis Stadium.

With the win, the Flyers improved to 4-1 while the Wolves dipped to 4-2. 

IMPACT PLAYERS
Kohl Wesner (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) paced Lewis with five goals while Paul Ruskoski (Tulsa, Oklahoma/Bishop Kelley HS) tied the game-high in points with five (2G, 3A). On the defensive side of the ball, Logan Suchy (Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota/Simley HS) collected five ground balls and caused two turnovers. Dylan Kendrick (Chanhassen, Minnesota/Chanhassen HS) won 11 face-offs for the Flyers in the win. In net, Caden Donahue (Hugo, Minnesota/Mahtomedi HS) made a season-high 20 saves.

For Newberry, Gage Vigar and Scott Williams each scored three goals. Ryan Morrison snagged five ground balls and caused three turnovers while in net, Ben McMullen earned the loss, making 11 saves. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Flyers dominated the Wolves across the first quarter and start of the second as they commanded a 4-0 lead just under 40 seconds into the second period after a Carter Korzenski (Orchard Park, N.Y./Limestone) goal. Newberry got on the board at the 12:32 mark to snap their scoreless streak but Lewis found another scoring spark as Wesner notched his second goal of the day to spurn an 6-0 scoring streak to send the hosts into the break with a 10-1 lead. 

Out of halftime, Newberry attempted to steal the game from the red and white as they outscored Lewis 4-2 in the third and cut the Lewis lead to seven, 12-5, entering the fourth quarter.

In the final frame of action, Lewis kept Newberry at bay with each side finding the back of the net three times with the Flyers never letting their lead dip below seven the remainder of the way. 

GAME NOTES

• Lewis is now 2-0 all-time against Newberry
• Wesner's five goals are the most for a Lewis player this year since Ruskoski had nine against Walsh on Feb. 7. 
• Today marked the Flyers first win against a ranked opponent this season
• Donahue's 20 saves are the most for a Lewis goal since Riah Rathe had 23 against Maryville on May 8, 2024.

UP NEXT
The Flyers continue their four game homestand on Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. against Lake Erie. 

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