Women’s Lacrosse: Mount Union (4-1 Overall, 0-0 OAC) at Ohio Northern (5-3 Overall, 0-0 OAC)

Sunday, March 26, 2023, 1 p.m. - Dial-Roberson Stadium, Ada, Ohio

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Sunday's Preview: Ohio Northern is hosting Mount Union on Sunday afternoon in what marks the Ohio Athletic Conference opener for both teams … The Polar Bears are coming off Wednesday's 14-6 win at Wittenberg … Senior Meredith Miller scored four goals for her 12th career hat trick … Freshman Rylie Kocik scored three goals for her sixth hat trick of the season, and freshman Elena Martin tied a career-high with three goals to go with a career-best six ground balls … Junior Chloe Millican tallied 12 saves on 18 shots in goal for ONU … Through eight games this season, Kocik leads the team and is fourth in the OAC with 26 goals … Miller is second on the team in scoring with 19 goals, and freshman Emma Hoersten is third with 12 … Sophomore Keaghan Burden has 11 goals and is tied for the OAC lead with 18 assists … Burden and Kocik lead ONU with 29 points each, which is tied for third in the OAC … Sophomore Grace Wilson ranks fourth in the OAC with 13 assists … Miller is currently tied for second on ONU's all-time career goal scoring list with 86, ranks sixth with 90 career points and is fourth with 12 career hat tricks … Burden is ONU's school record holder with 47 career assists in just 25 games … Burden has 79 career points, which ranks seventh all-time at ONU … Senior Amanda Wells ranks second all-time at ONU with 184 draw controls, which is seven shy of the school record of 191 set by Annie McArn from 2017-21 … Kocik's six hat tricks in 2023 are tied for fifth all-time at ONU for a single season … Junior Molly Dixson ranks third all-time at ONU with 151 career saves, and Millican is fourth with 121 … Mount Union enters Sunday's game coming off last Saturday's 16-7 win over Allegheny (Pa.) … Seniors Madi Karr and Leah Shutts are the reigning OAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively … Through five games, sophomore Mackenzie Kolstad has a team-high 12 goals to go with 11 each from Karr, junior Eden Kesler and senior Julia Bates … Karr is tied for the OAC lead with 18 assists and is tied for seventh in the OAC with 26 points … Shutts leads the team with 15 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers … Sophomore goalkeeper Abby Lindkvist has an OAC-best 8.03 GAA.

Ohio Northern Statistical Leaders:

All-Time Series: Mount Union leads the all-time series with Ohio Northern by an 8-0 margin, including a 4-0 mark in Ada … Mount Union won both meetings in 2022, 19-9 during the regular season and 19-6 in the OAC Tournament quarterfinals.

ONU Head Coach Beth Bonnell: Bonnell is in her eighth season at Ohio Northern with a 45-66 record, a winning percentage of .405 ... She is 77-78 in 11 years as a head coach overall, a winning percentage of .497.