OBERLIN — The Wittenberg men's lacrosse team dropped a tight 8-7 game at Oberlin in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Saturday.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (4-3 overall, 0-3 NCAC), Oberlin (8-3 overall, 2-1 NCAC)
• Venue: Dick Bailey Field - Oberlin, Ohio

Stat Leaders

• Senior Kody Gould (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) led the Wittenberg offense with four goals.
• Sophomore Kyle Gould (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) added two goals.
• Junior Connor Matthews (Columbus, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) tallied three points on one goal and two assists.
• Sophomore Dillon McKeigue (Olmsted Township, Ohio/St. Edwards) grabbed a team-high four ground balls for the Tigers.
• Sophomore Chase Singleton (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) played all 60 minutes in goal for Wittenberg and posted seven saves.
• Jack Duffy and Ryan Blasberg led the Oberlin offense with one goal and one assist each.

The Game

• Oberlin led 2-0 at the end of the first quarter.
• Wittenberg answered with a 3-0 run to start the second quarter, as a pair of goals from Kody Gould bookended one from Kyle Gould to put the Tigers up 3-2 with 7:14 left in the period. Oberlin scored with 6:25 left in the quarter, and the teams went into halftime with the score tied at 3-all.
• Oberlin and Wittenberg scored alternating goals in the third quarter en route to a 5-all tie with 11:37 left. Matthews and Kody Gould recorded the Tigers' goals in that span. The Yeomen capped the scoring in the period with a goal with five minutes left to take a 6-5 edge into the fourth.
• A goal from Kyle Gould tied the score at 6-all with 13:07 left in the game, but Oberlin answered with back-to-back goals for an 8-6 lead with 11:33 remaining. Kody Gould scored with 3:05 left, but the Tigers were unable to get a tying goal to force overtime.
• Wittenberg out-shot Oberlin by a 48-31 margin and forced 26 Yeomen turnovers.
• Oberlin finished with a 33-29 edge in ground balls and won 10 of the 17 faceoffs.

Quote - Head coach Jay Owen

• "This was a hard-fought game. Hats off to Oberlin's goalie. He had a great day. We're ready to bounce back on Tuesday."

Records & Milestones

• Wittenberg is now 42-21 all-time against Oberlin.
• Eleventh-year head coach Jay Owen is now 69-75 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 junior Nathan Brown (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) 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.
• Kody Gould has 80 career points on 64 goals and 16 assists.
• In goal, Singleton has an 8-7 career record with 142 saves.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Tuesday at NCAC foe DePauw at 7 p.m.