Men's Lacrosse: Alma (Mich.) (1-1 Overall) at Ohio Northern (2-0 Overall)
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 1 p.m. - Dial-Roberson Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern is 2-0 for just the second time in its five varsity seasons after two solid wins over Southern Virginia (8-6) and Elmhurst (Ill.) (9-5) last weekend ... Freshman Cole Zaferakis led the Polar Bears with two outstanding performances in goal ... On Friday, he set the school record with 17 saves on 23 shots ... He then broke that record on Saturday, stopping 19 of 24 shots on goal ... He was named the OAC Defensive Player of the week for his efforts ... He has 36 saves, a 5.50 GAA and a spectacular 76.6 save % on the season ... Senior Pat Berthelsen-Leon and Cameron Marous and junior Joe O'Connell each have a team-best 4 goals ... Berthelsen-Leon also leads the team with 3 assists and 7 points ... Senior Ian Zaferakis leads Ohio Northern with 7 ground balls and Marous is second with 6 ground balls ... Senior Javon Smith leads the team with 5 caused turnovers ... Alma enters Saturday's game with a 1-1 record, which includes a 13-6 win at Michigan-Dearborn on Feb. 8 and a 14-13 home loss to Carthage (Wis.) last Saturday ... Senior Connor Alley, sophomore Timothy Gearig and senior Chase Hunydai all had hat tricks for the Scots against Carthage ... Alley leads AC in scoring with 7 goals this season ... Hunyadi is second with 5 goals and leads the team with 5 assists and 10 points ... Junior Connor Gilbert leads the team with 14 ground balls and is 31-of-44 in the faceoff circle ... Senior Hank Wickley has 18 saves and a 10.00 GAA in goal.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Ground Balls | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Marous | 4 | 1. | Berthelsen-Leon | 3 | 1. | Berthelsen-Leon | 7 | 1. | O'Connell | 14 | 1. | I.Zaferakis | 7 | ||||
| 2. | O'Connell | 4 | 2. | Moran | 2 | 2. | O'Connell | 4 | 2. | Marous | 12 | 2. | Marous | 6 | ||||
| 3. | Berthelsen-Leon | 4 | 3. | Gawronski | 1 | Marous | 4 | 3. | Moran | 10 | Mitchell | 6 | ||||||
| O'Neal | 1 | Moran | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Neff | 1 |
All-Time Series: This is the first meeting between the two schools ... ONU is 3-0 all-time against schools from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which includes a 2-0 mark against Calvin and a 1-0 record against Adrian.
ONU Head Coach Nat St. Laurent: St. Laurent is in his third season at ONU with a 46-22 record, a winning percentage of .676.
