Nate Reed	Kyle Prussing

If it weren't for bad luck, the Tiger men's lacrosse team may have no luck at all. Wittenberg's losing streak hit five games last week with a defeat at nationally ranked Denison on Tuesday and a pair of frustrating home losses to Colorado College and Wheeling Jesuit over the weekend.

On Friday night, Wittenberg trailed visiting Colorado College 5-3 at halftime before the roof caved in. The Tigers were outscored 7-1 in a stunning third quarter and eventually succombed in this nonconference affair 13-5. The game, which included three assists by senior Alex Nichols (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney), was eventually called due to lightning in the area after a two-hour delay.

As if things couldn't get any worse, the Tigers were treated to a flashback to two earlier one-goal losses on Saturday against Wheeling Jesuit. The visiting Cardinals scored the winning goal in a 9-8 win with just 40 seconds remaining, spoiling another fine offensive effort by freshman Cory Essig (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) and a strong game in net from junior Tripp Way (Wayne, Pa./Radnor).

The Tigers, who have lost five games this season by three goals or less and three by a single goal, will attempt to rebound this week, but the rest of the schedule is very challenging. On Wednesday, Wittenberg travels to Ohio Wesleyan for a game against the nationally ranked Bishops. On Saturday, the Tigers will square off against Wooster in a conference game just two weeks after the Scots won a nonconference tilt between the two teams on a bizarre goal with just one second remaining. Next week, Kenyon comes calling for a nonconference game and then Ohio Wesleyan visits in the season finale.