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College Report 5/4/17: IWU lacrosse teams advance

The Illinois Wesleyan men's and women's lacrosse teams both advanced to the finals of their respective College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournaments by posting semifinal wins on Wednesday at Tucci Stadium in Bloomington.

Michael Julius scored five goals to lead the men to a 23-12 victory over Elmhurst. Julius, who has 52 goals on the season, also picked up three assists.

Evan Mok-Lamme, Bailey Marth and Alex Doorebos chipped in three goals each while goalkeeper Steven Laduzinsky made 17 saves for the Titans.

IWU (14-3, 4-1 CCIW) will face three-time defending champion and top seed Carthage in Saturday's championship game at Kenosha, Wis.