Women's Lacrosse falls 11-7 at Kalamazoo (Mich.)
February 25, 2026
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Ohio Northern's women's lacrosse team dropped an 11-7 decision on Wednesday evening at Kalamazoo (Mich.)
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (2-2 Overall), Kalamazoo (2-1 Overall).
- Venue: MacKenzie Field - Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Game
- Senior Elena Martin (Canfield) led the Polar Bears in the stat sheet with two goals and five groundballs.
- Senior Lydia Lehman (West Chester/Lakota West) and junior Abbi Arnold (Pickerington/Central) also scored two goals each.
- Senior Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) scored one goal and added four GBs and three caused turnovers.
- ONU's biggest lead was 5-3 after Martin scored with 05:58 left in the 2nd quarter.
- In the final 2:10 of the first half, Kalamazoo scored three unanswered goals to take a 6-5 lead at intermission.
- Martin and Arnold scored goals 22 seconds apart to tie the game at 7-7 with 5:16 left in the 3rd, but Kalamazoo would score the game's final four goals to win 11-7.
Notables
- Martin leads the Polar Bears in scoring this season with 12 points on ten goals and two assists.
- Hoersten is second with 9 points on six goals and three assists.
- Hoersten is first in ONU history in career goals with 131 and second in points with 162.
- She also has the ONU career record in free-position goals with 42.
- Martin is third in career goals with 109 and points with 142.
- She is second in draw controls with 199 and is fourth with 33 assists.
- Head coach Margo Vandeveld is in her third season at Ohio Northern and has a 21-18 record, a winning percentage of .538.
Up Next
- The Orange and Black will return home Saturday to face Chatham (Pa.).
