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The 2005 Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team split a pair of games in the last week to head into Saturday's season finale with a 2-10 overall record, including a mark of 1-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
Last Saturday, the Tigers braved terrible weather conditions at Oberlin to capture a 15-5 victory in a game that counted toward the NCAC standings. It was Wittenberg's second win over the Yeomen in 2005.
In that game, the offensive star was sophomore Matt Davis (Medina, Ohio/Medina), who scored a career-high five goals just three days after scoring three times against nationally ranked Ohio Wesleyan. Sophomore Adam Morrison (Columbus, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) added two goals and four assists to lead all scorers in total points.
Sophomore Sammy Hong (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne) chipped in two goals and one assist, and junior Cory Windle (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne), freshman Mike Coursault (St. Louis, Mo./C.B.C.), sophomore Jay Shimko (East Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids), senior Trevor Carlson (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington), sophomore Cory Griffiths (Columbus, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) and junior Bryan Arnold (Columbus, Ohio/Dublin Scioto) rounded out the goal-scorers. Sophomore Brandon Schwind (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) was credited with an assist to cap the Wittenberg scoring output.
Defensively, freshman Andy Shively (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) was solid in his second start in goal, turning away six Oberlin shots. Wittenberg outshot the Yeomen decisively, holding a 35-16 advantage by game's end.
Then on Wednesday, the Tigers lost at Denison, 15-3. The Tigers trailed 5-0 after one period and 7-0 at halftime, putting them in a hole they had no chance to get out of.
Shively made his third straight start in goal, and he recorded 13 saves. Offensively, the chances were relatively few and far between for the Tigers. Coursault finished with two goals and one assist and sophomore Travis Moore (Columbus, Ohio/Wellington) added the third goal.
The 2005 season comes to a close on Saturday with a home game against the Wooster Fighting Scots. In a game that counted toward the NCAC standings earlier this month, Wooster captured a 9-3 win over the visiting Tigers. The season finale will not count as an NCAC game.