Martin's six goals lead Women's Lacrosse to a 16-5 road win at Trine (Ind.)

Martin's six goals lead Women's Lacrosse to a 16-5 road win at Trine (Ind.)
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March 18, 2026
ANGOLA, Ind. —Senior Elena Martin (Canfield) led the way with six goals and an assist to lead the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team to a 16-5 victory at Trine (Ind.) on a windy and cold Wednesday night.
 
The Basics
  • Records: Ohio Northern (6-4 Overall), Trine (Ind.) (4-1 Overall).
  • Venue: Zollner Stadium - Angola, Ind.

The Game 

  • Freshman Gabby Juergens (Springfield/Northwestern) added three goals and one assist for Northern.
  • Senior Lydia Lehman (West Chester/Lakota West) had two goals and three assists in the contest.
  • Junior Abbi Arnold (Pickerington/Central) contributed one goal and three assists for Ohio Northern.
  • Freshman Clarissa Hamilton (Marysville) found the net to put ONU on the scoreboard in the first period.
  • The Orange and Black held a 3-2 lead at the end of the first period.
  • Martin and Arnold scored back-to-back goals to open the second period to extend the lead to 5-2.
  • After Trine found the net twice, the Polar Bears ended the second period on a 3-0 run extending the lead to 7-4 heading into halftime.
  • The Ohio Northern defense held the Thunder to just one goal, while ONU offense added five goals to lead 13-5 going into the fourth period. 
  • Martin, Lehman, and Juergens each found the net in the fourth period for the Polar Bears.
  • Sophomore Kara Fox (South Euclid/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) had five saves and earned the win in goal for Ohio Northern. 
  • ONU out-shot TU 31-11 and had the ground ball advantage 22-14. 

Notables

  • Martin leads the Polar Bears in scoring this season with 34 points on 25 goals and nine assists.
  • She also has a team-high 20 caused turnovers this season and has 82 in her career putting her second all-time.
  • Lehman is second with 22 points on nine goals and 13 assists. 
  • Senior Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) is first in ONU history in career goals with 135 and second in points with 166. 
  • She also has the ONU career record in free-position goals with 44.
  • Martin is second in points with 164 and in career goals with 124.
  • She is second in draw controls with 216 and is tied for third with 40 assists.
  • Head coach Margo Vandeveld is in her third season at Ohio Northern and has a 25-20 record, a winning percentage of .555.

Up Next

  • The Orange and Black will return to action on Wednesday at home to begin OAC action against Otterbein at 7 pm.