GAMBIER, Ohio—On a cold April day, Wittenberg men's lacrosse did battle with the Lords of Kenyon College in NCAC action Saturday. The conference slate was the lowest scoring game of the year for the Tigers, as Kenyon bested the visitors 7-6. Saturday's NCAC game seemed to be a defensive struggle, as only four goals were registered in the second half, despite both teams combining for 83 shots in the contest. Wittenberg's road loss moves the Tigers to a 6-5 mark in 2016, and a 2-3 mark in NCAC play.

GAME BREAKDOWN

• Wittenberg reconvened at the end of the first quarter as the team found themselves deadlocked at 2-2 behind goals from Jeff Sherman (Atkinson, New Hampshire/New Hampton School) and Sean Kelleher (Lake Forest, Illinois/Lake Forest).
• TJ Smith (Atlanta, Georgia/The Marist School) found the back of the net twice in the second quarter, but it was the Lords that took the lead into the break, 5-4.
• The third quarter saw each team netting one goal, as Andrew Fuss (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln) tied things up at 5-5, but again, Kenyon led at the end of the quarter, 6-5.
• Kelleher scored his second goal of the game for Wittenberg in the fourth quarter, cutting the Lords lead down to 7-6, where it would stay as the final horn sounded.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS  

• Wittenberg caused ten Lord turnovers in the game, while the home team surrendered 17 total turnovers in the game.
• The Tigers collected 32 ground balls, and managed to get off 46 shots to Kenyon's 37 on Saturday.
• The Tigers were 1-2 when they were a man up, while Keyon cashed in going 3-6 on the advantage.

KEY STATS

• Kelleher and Andrew Fuss each caused two turnovers for the Tigers while combing for eight ground balls.  
• Zach Shy (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) got to the net all day for the Tigers, registering a team high five shots on goal in the loss.  
• The Tigers were the aggressor in the game on Saturday, winning 10-16 face offs to control possession.

UP NEXT

• Wittenberg continues their road portion of the NCAC schedule, as the team travels to DePauw to take on the Tigers at 4:00PM on April 13.  

Written By: Kuris Duggan