The Forester men's lacrosse team was defeated 14-7 by Illinois Wesleyan University at home Saturday afternoon.

Lake Forest senior goalie Jacob Lipson made a career-high 19 saves in the game, the most by a Forester since the team's 2022 season finale.

Each of the Foresters' goals was scored by a different player, beginning with the second of the year for senior Brant Schuckman that made the score 4-1 in favor of the Titans late in the opening quarter.

Illinois Wesleyan added to its lead with a pair of scores early in the second quarter but three in a row for the home team made it a 6-4 game at the half. The first in that run was the first of the season for senior faceoff specialist Gabe Boston and he was followed by freshman Milo Closson and senior Ryan Dousevicz, who raised their goal totals this spring to five.

Three in a row for the visitors to start the third quarter restored their five-goal cushion but the first tallies of the season for Lake Forest sophomore Jackson Derisia and junior Carson Pagel trimmed the deficit back down to three at 9-6 going into the fourth.

The margin grew to five again on back-to-back Titan scores in the first five minutes of the final period and sophomore Aidan Wigton ninth of the year was answered with three more Illinois Wesleyan goals to account for the final score.

Wigton led Lake Forest with four ground balls while senior Judson Norris recorded a team-high four caused turnovers. 

Illinois Wesleyan attempted 49 shots to the Foresters' 32, won 15 of 25 faceoffs, and had a 46-36 advantage in ground balls. The Titans committed 19 turnovers while Lake Forest had 30.

The loss dropped the Foresters' record on the season to 2-3 while Illinois Wesleyan improved to 4-2.

Lake Forest will be at home against next Saturday, hosting Lawrence University in a Northern Athletics Collegeiate Conference contest at 1:00 p.m..