Men's Lacrosse Wins 10-9 Nail-biter at Capital

Wittenberg ended their four-game skid with a 10-9 win against OAC foe Capital on Wednesday night.

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Men's Lacrosse Wins 10-9 Nail-biter at Capital
March 14, 2018

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Wittenberg ended their four-game skid with a 10-9 win against OAC foe Capital on Wednesday night.
  • Jerry Coyle led the Tigers with three goals, including the game-winning goal with 7:02 remaining in the fourth quarter.
  • Wittenberg and Capital were tied six different times on Wednesday, as the Tigers came out on top in a game that saw 78 shots.

SITE: Bexley, Ohio (Capital University)

SCORE: Wittenberg 10, Capital 9

RECORDS: WIT 2-4 (0-0), CU 1-3 (0-0)

NEXT GAME: Saturday, March 17—vs Hiram (Springfield, Ohio 1:00 PM)

GAME BREAKDOWN

  • The Tigers led 4-3 at the end of the first quarter after taking a 4-1 lead with 1:28 remaining.
  • Capital answered with two goals of their own in the final 50 seconds of play to cut into the Wittenberg lead.
  • Matthew Welch scored off an assist from Noah Moderwell with 5:12 remaining in the second quarter, giving Wittenberg a 5-3 lead.
  • Capital would answer with 1:13 remaining in the first half, as the Tigers secured a 5-4 lead at the break.
  • Michael and Jerry Coyle each scored on unassisted plays for Wittenberg with two minutes remaining in the third to erase a 6-5 Capital lead, but Capital would again answer, knotting the game up at 7-7 and taking the lead at 8-7 in the first three minutes of the fourth.
  • Moderwell put the Tigers back on top 9-8 with two goals within a minute of one another, as Coyle put the finishing touches on the Tiger's win with the game-winning goal, as the Tigers were a man-up.

KEY STATS

  • In a game that featured six ties and three lead changes, Wittenberg capitalized on their man-up opportunities, scoring goals on two of the four chances.
  • Michael Coyle recorded the first goal for Wittenberg in the man-up opportunity in the first, while Jerry Coyle's game-winner served as the second.
  • As a team, Wittenberg recorded 13 successful clears out of their 15 opportunities to vacate the zone, while on the flipside, the Tigers forced the Crusaders into 14 turnovers, including five failed clears.
  • Jerry Coyle paced the Tigers with three goals on four shots, as five different Tigers recorded goals on Wednesday.
  • 50% of Wittenberg's goals came off of assists, as five different Tigers recorded a dime in the win.
  • Anthony LeBarge III and Grant Snodgrass combined for 12 ground balls, as Wittenberg picked up 30 as a team to Capital's 26.