Men's Lacrosse: Ohio Northern (7-2 Overall, 0-1 OAC) at Capital (8-3 Overall, 0-1 OAC)
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 7 pm, Bernlohr Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Wednesday's Preview: Ohio Northern will play its second consecutive OAC road match on Wednesday under the lights at Capital's Bernlohr Stadium ... The Polar Bears saw their 6-game winning streak come to an end in a 13-8 loss at Mount Union in their OAC opener on Sunday ... Freshman Steven Slagle had a goal and six assists to lead Ohio Northern ... Freshmen Max Weese, Anthony Pavone and Noah St. Croix each added a pair of goals for ONU ... Through 9 games this season, Slagle leads the team and is 6th in the OAC with 23 goals ... He leads the OAC with 34 assists and leads the nation with an average of 3.78 assists per game ... Slagle is tied for the league lead in points with 57 and is 3rd nationally with an average of 6.33 points per game ... Pavone and Weese are second with17 goals each ... Freshman Noah St. Croix is second on the team with 32 points on 16 goals and 16 assists ... In goal, freshman Bryce Bouman leads the OAC with a 5.11 GAA and is second with a a .582 save percentage ... ONU leads the nation in Man-Up scoring percentage (.620) and is 2nd in in ground balls (43.89 gbpg), is is 11th in scoring offense (14.89 gpg) and 12th in goals allowed (6.33 gpg) ... Capital enters the matchup off a 9-6 loss to Baldwin Wallace on Saturday ... Brennan O'Callaghan leads the OAC with 42 goals and shares the league lead with Slagle with 57 points ... Brent Walton is second on the team with 21 goals and 39 points and leads the team with 18 assists ... In goal, Cole Palmby is 8-3 with 83 saves and an 8.15 GAA.
ONU Statistical Leaders
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
Shots | Ground Balls | ||||||||||||||
1. | Slagle | 23 | 1. | Slagle |
34 | 1. | Slagle | 57 |
1. | Pavone | 71 |
1. |
Peoples | 32 |
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2. |
Weese | 17 | 2. |
St. Croix | 16 | 2. |
St. Croix |
32 | 2. | Slagle | 51 | 2. |
Eramo |
29 | ||||
Pavone |
17 |
3. |
Eramo | 8 | 3. |
Eramo | 22 | 3. |
Weese | 48 |
3. |
Price |
28 |
All-Time Series: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
ONU head coach Nat St. Laurent: St. Laurent in his first season at ONU with a 7-2 record, a winning percentage of .778.