Men's Lacrosse Falls to #20 Ohio Wesleyan 17-14
Tied at the break 10-10, Wittenberg fell to #20 Ohio Wesleyan after scoring one goal in the third quarter and four total in the second half of play.
Ohio Wesleyan
7-4, 4-0
17
Wittenberg
5-5, 2-2
14
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
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5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Ohio Wesleyan
G:
3 Players
(#1,
#13,
#14)
- 3
A:
7 Players
(#2,
#14,
#22,
#30,
#37,
#50,
#60)
- 1
Sv:
Joey Sichenzia
- 4
GB:
Justin Smith
- 7
Wittenberg
G:
Noah Moderwell
- 4
A:
Creighton Stephens
- 3
Sv:
Aaron Blossey
- 9
GB:
Brent Whitehead
- 9
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Ohio Wesleyan | Wittenberg |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 43 | 36 |
| Ground Balls | 39 | 39 |
| Saves | 4 | 10 |
| Clears | 19-22 | 11-22 |
| Turnovers | 18 | 30 |
| Face Offs Won | 12 | 22 |
| Man Up | 1-1 | 2-4 |
April 4, 2017
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Tied at the break 10-10, Wittenberg fell to #20 Ohio Wesleyan after scoring one goal in the third quarter.
- Noah Moderwell paced the Tigers with four goals, as the team scored four goals in the second half.
- As a team, Wittenberg turned the ball over 28 times, allowing OWU to fire off 41 shots in the contest.
SITE: Springfield, Ohio (Wittenberg University)
SCORE: #20 OWU 17 WIT 14
RECORDS: OWU 7-4 (4-0), WIT 5-5 (2-2)
NEXT GAME: Saturday, April 8—vs. Kenyon College (Springfield, Ohio) 2:00PM – SENIOR DAY
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- Wittenberg broke the ice on Tuesday, as Austin Brady scored off of a pass from Creighton Stephens 30 seconds into action.
- History repeated itself one minute later, as Brady and Stephens collaborated on another goal to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead with 13:49 remaining in quarter number one.
- Wittenberg commanded a 3-1 lead with 11:52 remaining in the first quarter, as Moderwell swung around to the front of the net, scoring off of a pass from Michael Carluccio.
- The Tigers lead grew to 8-6 with 11:08 remaining in quarter number two, as Jack Strahm notched a shot in the goal column for the Tigers, off of an assist from Zach Shy.
- After knotting the game up at 8-8, Shy silenced the Battling Bishops with an unassisted goal with 6:09 remaining in the second period.
- Carluccio sent the Tigers into halftime at a stalemate at 10-10 with 48 seconds remaining in the opening half.
- OWU came roaring back with two goals in the third period, taking a 12-10 lead, before Moderwell scored off of a pass from Charlie Tillett, with 2:15 remaining.
- After allowing OWU to jump out to a 16-11 lead, Wittenberg cut the lead to 16-12 with 7:02 remaining on a Brady goal.
- Wittenberg answered back again with a Tillett goal with 5:53 remaining, as the Tigers trailed 16-13.
- After another OWU goal, Moderwell scored with 3:22 remaining, cutting the Battling Bishop lead to 17-14.
KEY STATS
- Wittenberg produced 36 shots in the contest, as Moderwell managed to get five shots on net.
- Brent Whitehead scooped up nine ground balls for Wittenberg, as the Tigers picked up 37 as a team in the NCAC game.
- Seven of the Tigers 14 goals came by way of assists, as Stephens paced the Tigers with three.