GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Sophomore Dillon McKeigue (Olmsted Township, Ohio/St. Edwards) recorded five points to lead the Wittenberg men's lacrosse team to a 12-8 win at DePauw in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Tuesday night.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (5-3 overall, 1-3 NCAC), DePauw (7-5 overall, 1-3 NCAC)
• Venue: Reavis Stadium - Greencastle, Ind.

Stat Leaders

• McKeigue's five points came via four goals and one assist. That marked his fourth hat trick of the season.
• Sophomore Kyle Gould (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) added four points on three goals and one assist. That marked his third hat trick of the season.
• Junior Nathan Brown (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) and sophomore Ethan Pac (Greenwood, Ind./Cathedral) added two goals each.
• Senior Kody Gould (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) scored one goal, and senior Holton Boehmer (Brighton, Mich./Brighton) tallied one assist.
• Sophomore Chase Singleton (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) played all 60 minutes in goal for Wittenberg and recorded six saves, improving to 5-3 on the season.
• Freshman Charlie Frederick (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls) recorded a team-high five ground balls.
• Kody Gould and freshman Ethan Amidon (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) led Wittenberg in caused turnovers with three each.
• Gavin Berry led the DePauw offense with three points on two goals and one assist.

The Game

• DePauw scored the first goal of the game, but Wittenberg closed the first quarter with three straight goals over the final 10:05 for a 3-1 lead going into the second period. Brown scored twice followed by a goal from McKeigue.
• DePauw opened the second period with a 4-0 scoring run for a 5-3 edge with 4:54 left, but Wittenberg again closed strong with three straight goals over the final 2:25  to take a 6-5 lead into halftime. Kyle Gould scored the first two goals followed by one from Pac.
• DePauw regained an 8-6 lead with three straight goals to open the third quarter, but McKeigue scored with 29 seconds left to cut the Wittenberg deficit to one going into the fourth.
• Wittenberg outscored DePauw 5-0 over the final 15 minutes to seal the victory. Pac opened the fourth-quarter scoring. His goal was followed by one each from Kody Gould and Kyle Gould, and McKeigue capped the scoring with back-to-back goals with 6:21 and 2:30 left, respectively.
• Wittenberg out-shot DePauw by a 34-26 margin and forced 28 DePauw turnovers.
• DePauw won 13 of the 23 faceoffs and finished with a 38-26 edge in ground balls.

Quote - Head coach Jay Owen

• "I'm proud of these young men for not losing focus, staying together and coming back from behind to finish the game. It was a total team effort tonight."

Records & Milestones

• Wittenberg is now 10-2 all-time against DePauw.
• Eleventh-year head coach Jay Owen is now 70-75 all-time at Wittenberg.
• McKeigue has 29 points on 22 goals and seven assists this season. He has 74 career points on 49 goals and 25 assists.
• Brown has 26 points on 11 goals and 15 assists this season. He has 75 career points on 38 goals and 37 assists.
• Kyle Gould has 24 points on 20 goals and four assists this season. He has 57 career points on 50 goals and seven assists.
• Kody Gould has 81 career points on 65 goals and 16 assists.
• In goal, Singleton has a 9-7 career record with 148 saves.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Saturday hosting NCAC foe Denison at 1 p.m.