MOUNT VERNON – Cornell men's lacrosse fell 9-7 on the road to Illinois Tech this afternoon in Chicago.
 
The Scarlet Hawks (1-0) went up early, scoring the first four goals of the game. The Rams (2-2) fired back with three of their own, led by frequent goal scorers Matt Norwood and Kyle Jussila. Norwood scored three goals in the game. Jussila scored two goals and one assist, an impressive start to the season for him with 13 goals through only four games.
 
After being down one goal going into the second half, Cornell fought its way to a two-goal lead in the fourth quarter. John Linderman got the goals rolling just two minutes into the second half. Warren Wiberg and Matt Norwood followed up with goals of their own to take the lead 7-5.
 
The Rams impressive rally wasn't enough as Illinois Tech had a rally of their own, scoring the final four goals of the game to take the victory, 9-7.
 
Evan Begner was the lone goaltender today with 10 saves and moving to 2-2 on the season.
 
Coming up- The Rams will stay home to take on Marymount University at Van Metre Field at Ash Park in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, March 8.