Trevor Carlson

The Tiger men's lacrosse team worked its way above the .500 mark with a 2-1 week that included a 15-2 loss at perennial conference powerhouse Denison on Tuesday, a 12-4 victory over Marietta on Wednesday and a 16-0 shutout over Oberlin on Saturday.

The highlight of the week was clearly the offensive performance by sophomore Trevor Carlson (Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington), who scored eight goals and added two assists for a total of 10 points against Oberlin. He had six goals in the first game between the two teams as well. In the most recent win over Oberlin, freshman Andy Joly (St. Louis, Mo./DeSmet Jesuit) added four goals and two assists in the Oberlin victory.

In the loss to Denison, one of the preseason conference favorites, the Tigers got goals from juniors Hans Rydquist (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) and Eric Stenholm (Hinsdale, Ill./Central), and assists from senior Dan Patterson (St. Louis, Mo./DeSmet Jesuit) and Joly.

In the win over Marietta, the Tigers scored three goals in each of the four periods to slowly pull away from the Pioneers in a game played at Mariemont High School in Cincinnati. Patterson showed the way on offense with three goals and two assists, while senior Spencer Dunning (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mariemont), Carlson and Joly each scored twice.

Patterson and Carlson rank sixth in the NCAC in scoring with 23 total points (3.29 per game) each. Carlson's 19 goals in seven games put him fourth in the conference in that category at 2.71 per game. Patterson is fifth in assists at 1.43 per outing after 10 helpers in seven games.

This is a big week for the Tigers as they take on Kenyon on Wednesday and Wooster on Saturday in a pair of NCAC contests. Last year's games with both teams were extremely close.