Men's Lacrosse: Ohio Northern (3-0 Overall) at Rhodes (Tenn.) (3-0 Overall)
Sunday, March 1, 2020, 2 p.m. (1 p.m. CST) - Crain Field, Memphis, Tenn.
Sunday's Preview: Ohio Northern is looking for its first 4-0 start in school history ... Sunday's contest marks the first road game of the season for the Polar Bears after opening the season with three consecutive home victories ... ONU is coming off an 18-9 victory over Alma (Mich.) on Feb. 22 ... Junior Joe O'Connell scored a career-high seven goals to lead Ohio Northern ... Northern also got three goals from senior Cameron Marous, who extended his own school record with his 20th career hat trick ... In all, eight different Polar Bears scored goals and 10 players had at least one point in the game ... Through 3 games this season, O'Connell leads the team with 11 goals and 12 points ... Seniors Pat Berthelsen-Leon and Patrick Moran lead the team with 4 assists each ... Senior Javon Smith leads the team with 14 ground balls and 5 caused turnovers ... Freshman Ian Zaferakis is 3-0 in goal with 43 saves, a 6.38 GAA and an incredible 70.5 save percentage ... Rhodes is receiving votes in the latest nationally Nike/USLacrosse Division III poll after being ranked No. 20 in the preseason and No. 18 last week ... Rhodes reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament lasts season ... RC is coming off a 15-7 victory over Transylvania (Ky.) on Feb. 22 ... Offensively, 10 Lynx found the back of the net, led by Christian Cisneros with a goal and six assists for seven points ... Addison Mueller leads the team with 10 goals and Cisneros leads the team with 12 assists and 15 points this season ... Brendan Roberts is 3-0 with 53 saves, a 7.87 GAA and a 69.7 save percentage.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Ground Balls | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | O'Connell | 11 | 1. | Berthelsen-Leon | 4 | 1. | O'Connell | 12 | 1. | O'Connell | 26 | 1. | J.Smith | 14 | ||||
| 2. | Marous | 7 | Moran | 4 | 2. | Marous | 10 | 2. | Marous | 18 | 2. | Marous | 10 | |||||
| 3. | Berthelsen-Leon | 5 | 3. | Marous | 3 | 3. | Berthelsen-Leon | 9 | 3. | Berthelsen-Leon | 15 | 3. | Victory | 8 |
All-Time Series: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
ONU Head Coach Nat St. Laurent: St. Laurent is in his third season at ONU with a 47-22 record, a winning percentage of .679.