Bennett and Willits lead Men's Lacrosse to 19-6 victory over Mount Union

Bennett and Willits lead Men's Lacrosse to 19-6 victory over Mount Union
March 22, 2025

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team opened OAC play with a 19-6 win at Mount Union on Saturday afternoon. 

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (6-3 Overall, 1-0 OAC), Mount Union (6-3 Overall, 0-1 OAC).
  • Venue: Kehres Stadium - Alliance, Ohio. 

The Game

  • Senior Caleb Bennett (Stokesdale, N.C./Linganore) had five points on three goals and two assists to lead ONU. 
  • Junior Colin Willits (West Chester/Lakota West) had four points on three goals and one assist.
  • Senior Ian Roy (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern) and junior Nathan Flynn (Springboro) each had two goals and an assist to help the Polar Bears.
  • Freshman Peyton Lich (Palmyra, N.Y./Macedon) scored his first career goal and had eight saves to get the win.
  • The Orange and Black scored five unanswered in the first period, making it 5-0.
  • The Polar Bears would go on another 6-0 run in the second period to make it an 11-0 lead at halftime. 
  • Lich scored on a 100-yard run and point-blank finish to put ONU ahead 10-0 with 5:11 left in the half. It is the first goal scored by a goalie in ONU history.
  • Mount Union would score two goals to open the second half to make it 11-2. 
  • Ohio Northern went on a 4-2 run to finish the third period with a 15-4 lead.
  • The Purple Raiders were led by Talen Osmun with three goals. 
  • ONU out-shot MU 47-36 and had the ground balls advantage 37-33.

Notables

  • Willits leads the team in goals this season with 21.
  • Luck leads the team with 27 points and 11 assists to go with 16 goals.
  • Sophomore Ryan Frech (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne) leads the team in caused turnovers this season with 17and in ground balls with 31.
  • Senior Chad Calderwood (Portland, Ore./Episcopal) won 10 of 18 in faceoffs on the day, extending his school record to 485 for his career.
  • He also has the career ground balls record with 221.
  • Willits ranks fifth all-time in ONU history with 63 career goals.
  • ONU leads the all-time series with a 9-1 record.
  • Bennett ranks eighth all-time in ONU history with 32 career assists.
  • Head coach Nat St.Laurent is in his tenth season at Ohio Northern with a 98-51 record, a winning percentage of .657.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action at home for OAC action against Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday night.