Men's Lacrosse uses balanced attack to post 25-2 victory at Wilmington
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern (6-5, 5-3) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| Wilmington (0-11, 0-7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Team Stats
Wilmington
| Game Statistics | Ohio Northern | Wilmington |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 49 | 12 |
| Ground Balls | 21 | 4 |
| Saves | 4 | 11 |
| Clears | 13-13 | 7-13 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 14 |
| Face Offs Won | 21 | 7 |
| Man Up | 0-1 | 0-3 |
By Andrew Loewe
WILMINGTON — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team cruised to a 25-2 victory at Wilmington on Saturday afternoon at Williams Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference and the Quakers drop to 0-11, 0-7.
ONU featured nineteen different goal scorers, and six Polar Bears scored twice.
Junior Joe Wasik (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne) scored his first two career goals and sophomore Ryan McClure (Mentor) scored his second and third career goals to lead ONU.
Senior Cameron Marous (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) scored two goals to help the Polar Bears to an 11-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Northern scored the first 16 goals of the game.
Freshman Aidan Dempsey (Silver Spring, Md./St. John's College) scored back-to-back goals, registering his first with one second remaining in the third quarter and his next 2:28 later, to increase the lead to 22-1.
The Polar Bears out-shot the Quakers 49-11 and held a 21-4 advantage in ground balls.
With the win, ONU has clinched a berth in the 6-team OAC tournament, with the seedings and first round match-ups announced next Sunday.
Ohio Northern will wrap up its regular season next Saturday at home against Mount Union at 1 pm at Dial-Roberson Stadium.