Men's Lacrosse Falls to #20 Ohio Wesleyan 17-14

Men's Lacrosse Falls to #20 Ohio Wesleyan 17-14

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Tied at the break 10-10, Wittenberg fell to #20 Ohio Wesleyan after scoring one goal in the third quarter.
  • Noah Moderwell paced the Tigers with four goals, as the team scored four goals in the second half.
  • As a team, Wittenberg turned the ball over 28 times, allowing OWU to fire off 41 shots in the contest.

SITE: Springfield, Ohio (Wittenberg University)

SCORE: #20 OWU 17 WIT 14

RECORDS: OWU 7-4 (4-0), WIT 5-5 (2-2)

NEXT GAME: Saturday, April 8—vs. Kenyon College (Springfield, Ohio) 2:00PM – SENIOR DAY

SCORING BREAKDOWN

  • Wittenberg broke the ice on Tuesday, as Austin Brady scored off of a pass from Creighton Stephens 30 seconds into action.
  • History repeated itself one minute later, as Brady and Stephens collaborated on another goal to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead with 13:49 remaining in quarter number one.
  • Wittenberg commanded a 3-1 lead with 11:52 remaining in the first quarter, as Moderwell swung around to the front of the net, scoring off of a pass from Michael Carluccio.
  • The Tigers lead grew to 8-6 with 11:08 remaining in quarter number two, as Jack Strahm notched a shot in the goal column for the Tigers, off of an assist from Zach Shy.
  • After knotting the game up at 8-8, Shy silenced the Battling Bishops with an unassisted goal with 6:09 remaining in the second period.
  • Carluccio sent the Tigers into halftime at a stalemate at 10-10 with 48 seconds remaining in the opening half.
  • OWU came roaring back with two goals in the third period, taking a 12-10 lead, before Moderwell scored off of a pass from Charlie Tillett, with 2:15 remaining.
  • After allowing OWU to jump out to a 16-11 lead, Wittenberg cut the lead to 16-12 with 7:02 remaining on a Brady goal.
  • Wittenberg answered back again with a Tillett goal with 5:53 remaining, as the Tigers trailed 16-13.
  • After another OWU goal, Moderwell scored with 3:22 remaining, cutting the Battling Bishop lead to 17-14.

KEY STATS

  • Wittenberg produced 36 shots in the contest, as Moderwell managed to get five shots on net.
  • Brent Whitehead scooped up nine ground balls for Wittenberg, as the Tigers picked up 37 as a team in the NCAC game.
  • Seven of the Tigers 14 goals came by way of assists, as Stephens paced the Tigers with three.