SCORE: IT 15, DU 7
RECORDS: #16 Indiana Tech (4-3), #RV DePaul (1-3)
LOCATION: Fort Wayne, Ind. (Warrior Athletic Field)
 
BRIEF: Led by a seven goal performance from freshman Jace Childs, the 16th-ranked Indiana Tech men's lacrosse team defeated DePaul, 15-7. The Warriors outscored the Blue Demons 12-1 in periods one, three and four, but were outscored 6-3 in the second. The Tech defense was led by Blake Johnson who made seven saves between the pipes.
 
FLOW:
- The Warriors opened play with an unassisted, man-down goal from Carlos Matta. Matta collected a groundball and ran the length of the field before burying a 10-foot shot into the back of the net.
- Dan Schaepkens netted his 13th of the season three minutes later and Childs scored his first goal of the game with an assist from Brian Nichter; the pair connected on four goals in the game
- DePaul opened the second with a pair of tallies, and after Childs scored, added three more goals to take a 5-4 lead
- Adam Cole and Nichter sandwiched another Blue Demons goal for a 6-6 tie at halftime
- Schaepkens netted the first goal in the third and Childs added two more from Nichter to make it 9-6
- In the final period, Childs scored three more times with Cole adding a pair and William McKinney netting his second marker of the season
- DePaul scored the final goal for the 15-7 margin
 
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Tech outshot DePaul 57-24 including a 28-14 margin in shots on goal
- The Warriors were also 2-for-4 on extra-man opportunities while limiting the visitors to a 1-for-6 mark
- Childs finished with nine points on seven goals and two assists with six groundballs
- Nichter added six points on one goal and five assists
- Schaepkens had three points scoring twice with an assist
- Tech tallied 55 groundballs with Kyle Dommermuth and Kevin Goehring collecting six each while Byron Bendefeldt, Aidan Cahill and Lee Raymond each had five
- Raymond led the team with six faceoff wins in nine chances
 
UP NEXT: The Warriors will travel to Grand Rapids, Mich. on Saturday, Apr. 5 to compete against MCLA I, Davenport, in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championship game. Faceoff is schedule for 6 p.m. at DU Turf Field.
 
LIVE COVERAGE: Live audio, video and stats will be available on the Davenport Athletics Network at www.indianatechwarriors.com/live via Stretch Internet.
 
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Men's Lacrosse Contact: Zachary Shore | 260.422.5561 x. 2492 | zrshore@indianatech.edu
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