Senior attackman Brian Hof registered a game-high four points on three goals and one assist to lead second-seeded St. Louis University Jesuit to a 12-8 victory over third-seeded Christian Brothers in a Missouri Scholastic Lacrosse Association Division I semifinal Thursday at Anheuser Busch Soccer Park in Fenton, Mo.

Senior middie Robbie Fonke and senior attackman R.J. Half each added three points on two goals and an assist to help SLUH (18-3) reach the Missouri state championship game for the second straight season. SLUH has never won a state title.

The Junior Bills will next face top-seeded Rockhurst Jesuit on Saturday, May 23, at 1 p.m., CDT. In their only meeting this season, Rockhurst Jesuit routed SLUH, 11-5, on March 11, in both teams’ season opener. Rockhurst Jesuit also blasted SLUH, 11-2, in last year’s state-title game.

“We’re very excited to be in the state final two years in a row,” SLUH head coach Ron Kelam said. “I think last year, we were up for the semifinal game. This year, we’re ready to play Rockhurst.”

On Thursday, senior middie Andrew Howe added three points on a goal and two assists, junior attackman Jon Braun scored twice and junior defenseman Sean Meagher had a goal and an assist for the Junior Bills.

The game was tied, 2-2, at the end of the first quarter before SLUH finished the first half on a 6-1 run to take an 8-3 lead. SLUH led 11-6 at the end of the third quarter.

“I was very impressed with our second quarter,” Kelam said. “It was just a good run for us. It was very solid the way we ran our offense, and that kind of became the difference in the game.”

In defeat, senior attackman Nick Condon scored three goals for Christian Brothers, which finished its season 19-3.

“We played three good quarters of lacrosse,” Christian Brothers head coach Eddie Condon said. “The second quarter, we got destroyed. That was the game right there. We could not catch up.”