ROCK ISLAND -- The Augustana Vikings men's lacrosse team will host the Dubuque Spartans on Wednesday, March 6 for its first game of the season at Thorson-Lucken Field.

Augie sits at 0-1 on the year after a season-opening road loss to Calvin back on February 24. Augustana got on the board first with a man-up tally from Carson Ghys on a pass from Elijah Graesser, but the home team scored three times to close out the first 15 minutes and bring a 3-1 lead into the second. Calvin pulled away with a five-spot while holding Augie scoreless to make it an 8-1 advantage at the break.

Following a Knights goal to begin the third, Brady Holtz notched the second score of the day for the Vikings, capitalizing on an another man-up advantage to bring Augie within seven. Calvin secured the game's final six points to complete the 15-2 win. Trevor Herman grabbed six ground balls and was 10-13 on faceoffs for Augie, while Zach Reser led the team with three caused turnovers. Gus Magnusson stopped 12 shots in net.

Dubuque enters Wednesday with a 1-2 record on the young season, recently falling to Calvin on the road by a score of 11-9. The Spartans have dropped two straight games since winning their opener over Edgewood, defeated in those contests by a combined three goals. Dubuque ended the 2023 season with a 10-8 overall record and was 5-3 on the road. The team had a five-game winning streak to close out last year before falling to No. 1 seeded Lake Forest in the MLC Tournament championship by a point.

Augustana is 8-1 all-time against Dubuque, but fell in last season's meeting on the road by a score of 16-6. Jack Connolly scored twice to lead the Vikings.

Start time on Wednesday is scheduled for 7 p.m.