Thomson scores five as Marquette tops Michigan, 16-13

MILWAUKEE – Tanner Thomson scored five goals and Jared Hershman won 22-of-27 faceoffs as the Marquette University men's lacrosse team topped Michigan, 16-13, on Saturday afternoon at Valley Fields.

Hershman's 22 face-off wins and 21 ground balls are both program records for the Golden Eagles (4-3), who have now won three in a row after suffering three-straight losses.

In addition to Thomson, who continued his hot play after posting six points in Tuesday's win at Robert Morris, Peter Henkhaus and Andrew Romagnoli each posted hat tricks. Senior John Wagner also notched four points in the win and Ryan Fazio had two goals and an assist.

Marquette built a 5-1 lead after Decker Curran tallied the game's first goal for the Wolverines less than a minute into regulation. Michigan answered with goals at the end of the first and start of the second period before Thomson's fourth pushed the MU edge to 9-3 before the half.
Bryce Clay and Avery Myers each recorded hat tricks for the Wolverines, who scored in the final 38 seconds of every quarter, with four of those coming from either Clay or Myers.

The Golden Eagles held a 43-36 advantage in shots, while securing a 40-22 edge in ground balls. As a team, Marquette bettered or tied program records for ground balls (tied with 40) and face-off wins (new mark of 24).

Michigan was playing without the services of third-leading scorer Brent Noseworthy.

Marquette begins BIG EAST Conference play in its next contest, an 11 a.m. Central time game against Georgetown in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, March 23. The matchup will air live on the BIG EAST Digital Network through FOX Sports Go.

Tanner Thomson reacts following his five-goal performance against the Wolverines. pic.twitter.com/PumIRwoi8h
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