Tigers Unable to Complete Comeback Bid

SPRINGFIELD, OH-Wittenberg Men's Lacrosse started its season by taking on the Westminster Titans in an indoor game played in The Steemer at Wittenberg. Though the game was full of playing catch-up for the Tigers, they stayed close to the Titans but were unable to come out victorious, dropping the first game of the season by a score of 18-16. The game was the first of the season for each team, so the Titans start 1-0 while the Tigers move to 0-1.

Despite starting the game in a 1-1 tie, Wittenberg fell behind 8-1 after the first quarter before mounting a comeback bid. In the second quarter, Wittenberg scored six goals, two more than Westminster, to cut the lead to five. Then, to start the second half the Tigers netted five more in the third quarter to bring them even closer, going into the fourth down four. The Tigers scored four more in the final frame, but Westminster netted two of their own to hang on to the lead.

Team Leaders

• Nicholas Langenderfer (Montgomery, OH / St. Xavier) led the team in goals with five and Dillon McKeigue (Olmstead Township, OH / St. Edward) found the back of the net four times.
• McKeigue logged six assists, while Ty Harris (Cincinnati, OH / Sycamore) and Ethan Pac (Greenwood, IN / Cathedral) each ended the game with two.
• Charlie Frederick (Chagrin Falls, OH / Chagrin Falls) led in ground balls with 11 and won 16 of his 17 faceoffs, while Justin Katona (Liberty Township, OH / Lakota East) paced the team in caused turnovers with two.

Team Comparison

• The Tigers led in assists, recording 13 to the Titans' 8.
• The Tigers also had two more shots on goal, 26-24.
• Wittenberg recorded 36 ground balls over the course of the game to Westminster's 32.
• Wittenberg won 29 faceoffs in total in comparison to Westminster's eight total faceoff wins.

The Tigers' next game is Saturday, March 1st where they will take on Adrian in Adrian, Michigan, at 1:00 p.m.