BELOIT, WIS. -- In their second conference matchup of the season, the Concordia University Chicago Cougars fell to the Beloit Buccaneers 7-2.

INSIDE THE BOX

• Triston Ploch (Wenatchee, Wash.) and Carter Jedras (Mt Prospect, Ill.) each netted a goal.
• Justin Headley (Baltimore, Md.) picked up the only assist of the day.
• Jarred Tabor (Crystal Lake, Ill.) led the defense with three caused turnovers.
• Peter Borkowski (St. Louis, Mo.) picked up 15 saves on the night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars stole the momentum to start the game after Headley won the first faceoff of the night, but the Buccaneers would strike first. 
• The Cougars tied things up 1-1 off a goal from Ploch where they'd stit even for the majority of the remainder of the first period.
• The Cougar defense locked down and held the Buccaneers to only one more goal for the half. 
• Despite the Cougars winning eight out of 13 faceoffs, the Buccaneers were able to secure two more goals on the half and outscored the Cougars 7-2.

HIGHLIGHTS 

Ploch gets the Cougars on the board!!!

All tied up at one with 6 minutes to play in the first period pic.twitter.com/vQ4mPPIVyT

— Concordia Lacrosse (@CUChicagoLax) April 6, 2023

With time winding down, Jedras adds on the second goal of the night for the Cougs! pic.twitter.com/B8chgDmprw

— Concordia Lacrosse (@CUChicagoLax) April 6, 2023

The Cougars will be back in action on Tuesday as they head up to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to take on Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday, April 8th, with an anticipated 1:00pm opening draw. Coverage can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.