SPRINGFIELD — Sophomore Kyle Gould (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) scored four goals to lead the Wittenberg men's lacrosse team in a 24-10 loss to Denison in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Saturday.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (5-4 overall, 1-4 NCAC), Denison (8-5 overall, 4-0 NCAC)
• Venue: Edwards-Maurer Field - Springfield, Ohio

Stat Leaders

• Gould's four goals gave him his fourth hat trick of the season.
• Sophomore Ethan Pac (Greenwood, Ind./Cathedral) scored two goals for the Tigers.
• Sophomore Dillon McKeigue (Olmsted Township, Ohio/St. Edwards) and junior Nathan Brown (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) recorded two points apiece, as they each posted one goal and one assist.
• Juniors Connor Matthews (Columbus, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) and Zach Busby (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) added one goal each.
• In goal, sophomore Chase Singleton (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) and freshman Griffin Howell (Whitestown, Ind./Zionsville Community) recorded six saves each.
• Junior Justin Katona (Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East) posted a team-high three caused turnovers for the Tigers.
• Nate Kay and Tommy Quinson led Denison with matching stat lines of six goals and one assist for seven points.

The Game

• Denison and Wittenberg traded goals early on, playing to a 2-2 tie with 8:34 left in the first quarter. Gould and McKeigue both found the back of the net for Wittenberg.
• The Big Red scored the next four goals, but Pac scored for the Tigers with one minute left in the first period to cut the deficit to 6-3 going into the second.
• Pac scored again to open the second quarter to bring the Tigers within two, but Denison answered with a 6-0 run for a 12-4 edge. Busby capped the second-quarter scoring with a goal with 1:26 remaining, sending the Tigers into halftime trailing 12-5.
• Denison outscored Wittenberg 5-3 in the third quarter to take a 17-8 lead into the fourth. Gould scored twice in the period to go with one goal from Matthews.
• Gould and Brown both scored in the fourth quarter as Denison closed out the 24-10 victory.
• Denison out-shot Wittenberg by a 50-42 margin, finished with a 41-15 edge in ground balls and won 26 of 36 faceoffs.

Records & Milestones

• Wittenberg is now 4-45 all-time against Denison.
• Eleventh-year head coach Jay Owen is now 70-76 all-time at Wittenberg.
• McKeigue has 31 points on 23 goals and eight assists this season. He has 76 career points on 50 goals and 26 assists.
• Brown has 28 points on 12 goals and 16 assists this season. He has 77 career points on 39 goals and 38 assists.
• Kyle Gould has 28 points on 24 goals and four assists this season. He has 61 career points on 54 goals and seven assists.
• Kody Gould has 81 career points on 65 goals and 16 assists.
• In goal, Singleton has a 9-8 career record with 154 saves.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Wednesday at NCAC foe Kenyon at 4 p.m.