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Men's Lacrosse competes valiantly before falling 16-7 at No. 5-ranked Salisbury (Md.) on spring break trip

Men's Lacrosse competes valiantly before falling 16-7 at No. 5-ranked Salisbury (Md.) on spring break trip
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March 11, 2026

SALISBURY, Md. — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team put up a valiant effort, but fell short 16-7 at #5 Salisbury (Md.) on Wednesday evening on the second game of its spring break trip.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (3-4 Overall), #5 Salisbury (Md.) (6-1 Overall).
  • Venue: Sea Gull Stadium - Salisbury, Md. 

The Game  

  • The Polar Bears put up a valiant fight, staying with the nations's No. 5-ranked team for more than 47 minutes, before eventually falling to the Sea Gulls.
  • Senior Nathan Flynn (Springboro) and freshman Jack Switter (Deerfield Beach, Fla./American Heritage Plantation) led Northern with two goals each. 
  • Sophomore Cooper Mulligan (Middletown/Bishop Fenwick) added one goal and one assist in the contest.
  • Three different Polar Bears found the net in the first period as ONU held a 3-2 advantage. 
  • The Sea Gulls led 8-5 heading into halftime. 
  • Mulligan opened the third period with a goal, cutting the lead to 8-6 with 12:45 left in the period.
  • After two SU goals, Flynn found the back of the net with 2:01 left in the third period to get Northern within 10-7.
  • But Salisbury scored the game's final four goals over the final 12:57 to put the game away.
  • Sophomore Peyton Lich (Palmyra, N.Y./Macedon) recorded 14 saves in goal for Ohio Northern.
  • SU out-shot ONU 55-22 and had the ground ball advantage 47-20. 

Notables

  • Five Polar Bears scored goals in the contest.
  • Freshman Ben Gridley (New Hudson, Mich./South Lyon) leads the Polar Bears in points this season with 11 on seven goals and four assists.
  • Flynn is second on the team in points with 10 on six goals and four assists. 
  • Switter is the team leader in assists this season with five.
  • Senior Alex Bergeron (Grafton, Mass.) is the team leader in caused turnovers this season with nine. 
  • Head coach Nat St.Laurent is in his 11th season at Ohio Northern with a 111-57 record, a winning percentage of .660.

Up Next

  • The Orange and Black return to action on Saturday against Ithaca (N.Y.) in Sparks, Md., at 12 pm to wrap up spring break action.