Junior Matthew Welch scored an unassisted goal with 4:44 left in the game to even the score up at 10-10 between Wittenberg and visiting DePauw in NCAC Men’s Lacrosse Action, but the Indiana Tigers scored what ended up being the game-winning goal nearly 30 seconds later to escape Springfield with the one-goal victory over Wittenberg.
Sophomore attacker Andrew Ellis scored a career-high seven goals to help lift the Wittenberg University Men’s Lacrosse team to a 15-6 home win over Oberlin on Saturday in the NCAC opener for both squads at Edwards-Maurer Field.
Six Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Honor during 2018 Homecoming Weekend ceremonies, Oct. 5-7, in addition to an alumnus who will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Casey Donaldson ’01, Jonas Osterberg ’94, Kenny Pope ’99, Sarah Yuskewich ’05, David Richardson ’68, and Antone Strothers ’75 will join 229 other Wittenberg greats who have previously been inducted into the university’s Athletics Hall of Honor, while Ron Sortman ’72 becomes the fourth recipient of the Athletics Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award.