LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The University of Dubuque men's lacrosse team suffered their first conference loss of the season on Saturday against the Lake Forest College Foresters. 

The difference in the game would be extra-man opportunities as the Foresters went 3-6 and the Spartans were unable to capitalize going 0-5. Falling behind early in the first quarter by two goals, the Spartans used a stellar second quarter to go into the half all tied at three goals a piece. The Foresters opened the second half how they did in the first outscoring the Spartans by two goals to retake a 7-5 advantage heading to the final quarter. 

The Foresters scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter and expanded their lead to a four goal lead with 11:23 remaining in the game. Just when it seemed like the Spartans had an uphill climb ahead of them they scored the next three goals and made it a one goal game with 7:32 remaining. The Foresters added a goal seconds after and that would be the final goal of the game as the Foresters claimed the Midwest Lacrosse Conference regular season title and the #1 seed in the conference tournament. 

Giovanni Silva had a pair of goals and assists with two each to have four points on the day. Kyle Hephner added a goal and dished out two assists. Quentin Evans and Ryan Doyle were forces on the defensive end for the Spartans as Evans and Doyle each had four ground balls while Evans forced four turnovers and Doyle forced three of his own. 

The Spartans move to 8-6 overall on the season and 2-1 in conference play. 

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The Spartans will face Cornell College next Saturday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the final game of the regular season. With a win, the Spartans will be the #2 seed in the MLC tournament and will host the semifinal game at Oyen Field on Wednesday, May 1 at a time to be determined.