Men's Lacrosse: Ohio Northern (0-0 Overall) at Alma (Mich.) (0-0 Overall)
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern (1-0, 0-0) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Alma (Mich.) (0-1, 0-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Team Stats
Alma (Mich.)
| Game Statistics | Ohio Northern | Alma (Mich.) |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 48 | 20 |
| Ground Balls | 37 | 25 |
| Saves | 6 | 17 |
| Clears | 16-21 | 12-21 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 35 |
| Face Offs Won | 10 | 10 |
| Man Up | 0-1 | 0-2 |
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, 1 p.m. - Bahlke Field, Alma, Mich.
| Men's Lacrosse Season Preview |
Saturday's Preview: The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team will open its 2022 schedule on Saturday with a non-conference contest at Alma (Mich.) under seventh-year head coach Nat St. Laurent ... This marks only the second time in school history that the Polar Bears have opened the season on the road ... ONU is 4-2 in its previous season openers ... Northern is 0-1 in road openers after falling at Kenyon 15-7 in 2017 ... Ohio Northern has won three of its four season openers since that day ... The Polar Bears lost all five of last year's All-OAC honorees to graduation after an 8-6 season but return a promising group that includes five players who started at least half the team's games in 2021 and 36 lettermen overall ... Junior goalkeeper Cole Zaferakis returns after starting all 14 games in 2021, and seniors Nick Gosnell and Bradley Griffin started 10 games last season ... Senior Chris Cranston and junior Nate Mitchell round out the group of returners with significant starting experience ... Alma finished its 2021 season with a 5-10 record, competiving exclusively against MIAA opponents.
Ohio Northern Returning Statistical Leaders (2021 Stats):
| Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Ground Balls | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Gosnell | 14 | 1. | Ferguson | 8 | 1. | Gawronski | 14 | 1. | Gosnell | 58 | 1. | Zafarakis | 32 | ||||
| 2. | Gawronski | 9 | 2. | Gawronski | 5 | 2. | Gosnell | 14 | 2. | Cranston | 42 | 2. | Calderwood | 26 | ||||
| 3. | Cranston | 8 | Dempsey | 5 | 3. | Dempsey | 10 | 3. | Gawronski | 29 | 3. | Griffin | 20 | |||||
| Edkins | 8 | Edkins | 10 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 1-0 margin ... ONU topped AC 18-9 in Ada in 2020
ONU Head Coach Nat St. Laurent: St. Laurent is in his sixth season at ONU with a 56-30 record, a winning percentage of .651.