QUINCY, Ill. – The No. 4 UIndy men's lacrosse team (11-2, 5-0 GLVC) cruised its way back into the win column on Saturday, capping the regular season with an 18-4 victory over Quincy (8-10, 0-5 GLVC). The Greyhounds finished their league slate with a perfect 5-0 record and earned the top seed in next weekend's GLVC Championship Tournament.
 
Triston Schaffer scored a game-high seven goals, matching his season-high total from the opener back on Feb. 4 against Lake Erie. Defensively, starting netminder KC Carlson made seven saves in the first half while surrendering just one goal.
 
INS & OUTS
Wyatt Auyer scored off a pass from Beau Howard at the 11:31 mark in the first quarter and the Hounds never looked back. Auyer's 35th goal of the spring sparked an 8-0 UIndy run to begin the game, including scores from Evan Soucy and Keegan Laughlin midway through the second frame.
 
Schaffer scored four of his seven goals after halftime, with the game's final netter coming from the sophomore as 4:03 read on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter. Bill McCall preceded Schaffer's final tally with his first-career goal, becoming the ninth Greyhounds of the afternoon to enter the scoring column.
 
Caleb Parker secured 14 faceoff wins in the win, helping jumpstart the UIndy attack. The junior ends the regular season with a 56.7 percent success rate at the x.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Kyle Basch scooped up a game-high five ground balls, while dishing out a pair of assists.
- Entering the second half between the pipes was one Jonathan Kelly, who matched Carlson's save total of seven in the final 30 minutes.
- Redshirt-freshman Seamus Faulkner recorded a career-best four ground balls, while Soucy caused a team-high turnovers.
- The Hounds went a perfect 23-for-23 on clear attempts.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy now leads the all-time series, 3-0, and has outscored Quincy, 52-10 … Hawks' goalkeeper Ryan Riggs made 25 saves.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will now host next weekend's GLVC Championship Tournament from Key Stadium as the No. 1 seed. UIndy squares off with fourth-seeded Lewis at 4 p.m., with Rockhurst and Maryville battling it out in the other semifinal around 7 p.m. on the south side.