The CMU club lacrosse team split a pair of games over the weekend in Minnesota.

CMU beat Minnesota 8-5 Sunday, but fell 13-3 to No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday.

Seniore defenseman Andrew Tillman said the team dominated Minnesota in every aspect of the game. Minnesota is ranked No. 41 by Lax Power, one of the two major polls used in club lacrosse.

“Together, as a team, we dominated them in every way,” he said.

Tillman said it was important to rebound after losing the prior day.

“It was very important to bounce back after a loss to a good team,” Tillman said. “We built up our confidence by beating a good team, which shows we can play with the top tier teams.”

The offense and defense came together for the first time this season against Minnesota. CMU split its first two games of the season, but the team used a balanced attack last weekend. CMU coach Brad Thomas said both units were not working in cohesion in the first two games.

“It was great to have the offense and defense click after only one or the other in the first two games,” Thomas said.

Minnesota-Duluth

CMU (2-1) played underdog against Minnesota-Duluth. Duluth defeated Central 13-3, but it will not be the only top 10 team Central faces this season. It faces No. 1 Michigan on March 27 and No. 19 Michigan State at home on April 3.

CMU now heads into an early-season break, not competing until March 20 at Minnesota-Mankato, but the team will continue to condition.

“We’ll practice — just no games for a month,” Thomas said.

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