SPRINGFIELD — The Wittenberg men's lacrosse team fell 16-6 to Wooster in North Coast Athletic Conference play in its 2024 home opener on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (4-2 overall, 0-2 NCAC), Wooster (8-3 overall, 2-0 NCAC)
• Venue: Edwards-Maurer Field - Springfield, Ohio

Stat Leaders

• Senior Kody Gould (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) and sophomore Ethan Pac (Greenwood, Ind./Cathedral) led the Wittenberg offense with two goals apiece.
• Junior Nathan Brown (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) recorded four points on one goal and three assists.
• Junior Connor Matthews (Columbus, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) tallied two points on one goal and one assist.
• Sophomore Dillon McKeigue (Olmsted Township, Ohio/St. Edward's) added one assist.
• Junior Justin Katona (Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East) had a team-high three caused turnovers.
• Sophomore Chase Singleton (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) played 45 minutes in goal for the Tigers and recorded 12 saves.
• Will Fink led the Wooster offense with four goals.

The Game

• The Fighting Scots netted the first three goals of the game, taking a 3-0 lead with 8:40 left in the first quarter.
• The Tigers got on the board with a goal from Brown via an assist from Matthews with with 7:48 left in the opening quarter. Wooster capped the first-quarter scoring with a goal with 3:15 left in the period.
• Wooster opened the second quarter with back-to-back man-up goals for a 6-1 lead.
• Gould scored with 5:32 left in the second period, but the Scots responded with a goal for a 7-2 edge with 5:21 remaining.
• After a Wooster goal with 2:19 left, the Tigers capped the scoring in the period with a goal from Pac on an assist from Brown with 1:17 remaining to go into halftime trailing 8-3.
• Wooster outscored Wittenberg 7-0 in the third quarter to take a 15-3 edge into the fourth.
• The Tigers got goals from Matthews and Pac to start the fourth quarter.
• After a Wooster goal, Wittenberg capped the scoring with a goal from Gould with 1:28 remaining, putting the final score at 16-6.

Records & Milestones

• Wittenberg is now 23-35 all-time against Wooster.
• Eleventh-year head coach Jay Owen is now 69-74 all-time at Wittenberg.
• McKeigue has 24 points on 18 goals and six assists this season. He leads the team in goals and is tied with Brown for the team lead in points this season. He has 69 career points on 45 goals and 24 assists.
• Brown has 24 points on nine goals and a team-high 15 assists this season. He has 73 career points on 36 goals and 37 assists.
• Gould has 76 career points on 60 goals and 16 assists.
• In goal, Singleton has an 8-6 career record with 135 saves.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Saturday, April 6, at NCAC foe Oberlin at 1 p.m.