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Mitchel Luck leads Men's Lacrosse to a 12-4 road win at Capital

Mitchel Luck leads Men's Lacrosse to a 12-4 road win at Capital
Box Score
April 12, 2025

COLUMBUS — Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team won a 12-4 road contest at Capital in an Ohio Athletic Conference battle on a cool Saturday afternoon. 

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (11-4 Overall, 6-1 OAC), Capital (4-8 Overall, 2-5 OAC).
  • Venue: Bernlohr Stadium - Columbus, Ohio. 

The Game 

  • Sophomore Mitchel Luck (Linden, Mich.) scored three goals and two assists to lead ONU. 
  • Senior Caleb Bennett (Stokesdale, N.C./Linganore) scored two goals and an assist in the contest.
  • Junior Colin Willits (West Chester/Lakota West) had two goals and two assists in the game. 
  • Northern went on a 4-1 in the first period.
  • Ferguson scored the first goal of the second period at 13:40 to extend the lead to 5-1.
  • After a Capital goal the Polar Bears went on a 5-1 run to make it 10-3 heading into halftime.
  • Luck found the net to begin the second half at 9:32 to make it 11-3.
  • ONU led 11-4 heading into the fourth period. 
  • Both teams could not find the net in the fourth until Bennett scored with 42 seconds left in the contest to make it 12-4. 
  • The Comets were led by Mason Spaulding who had three goals.
  • Freshman Peyton Lich (Palmyra, N.Y./Macedon) had seven saves to earn the win.
  • Seven different Polar Bears scored goals in the contest. 
  • ONU out-shot MU 56-24 and had the ground ball advantage 40-38.

Notables

  • Willits leads the team in goals this season with 37.
  • He also leads the team in points with 48.
  • Bennett leads the team in assists this season with 21 and is 4th in the OAC in assists. 
  • Senior Alex Bergeron (Grafton, Mass.) and sophomore Ryan Frech (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne) lead the team in caused turnovers this season with 25 each.
  • Senior Chad Calderwood (Portland, Ore./Episcopal) won 8 of 15 in faceoffs on the day, extending his school record to 541 for his career.
  • He also has the career ground balls record with 248.
  • Willits is fifth all-time in ONU history with 81 career goals.
  • Capital leads the all-time series with a 6-5 record.
  • Bennett ranks fourth all-time in ONU history with 43 career assists.
  • Head coach Nat St.Laurent is in his tenth season at Ohio Northern with a 103-52 record, a winning percentage of .664.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action at home against John Carroll on Friday at 3 pm on Senior Day.