Men's Lacrosse: Ohio Northern (11-3 Overall, 7-1 OAC) at Baldwin Wallace (12-3 Overall, 8-0 OAC)
Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 7 p.m. - Finnie Stadium, Berea, Ohio
Wednesday's Game: Ohio Northern will wrap up its regular season on Wednesday with an Ohio Athletic Conference title on the line in a game at Baldwin Wallace … The Yellow Jackets have clinched a share of the OAC Regular Season title with and 8-0 record, with Ohio Northern at John Carroll one game back at 7-1 ... An ONU victory would give it a share of its second OAC Regular Season crown and its first since 2018 … Northern has clinched a spot in the six-team OAC Tournament, which begins with the quarterfinals on April 30 … With a win over BW and a JCU loss to Mount Union, ONU would be the top seed in the OAC Tournament and receive a bye into the semifinals next Wednesday ... A victory and a JCU win would cause a 3-way tie for the league title and would give ONU the No. 2 seed ... ONU would be the No. 3 seed with a loss ... The quarterfinals will be held on Saturday with the No. 3 seed hosting the No. 6 seed and No. 4 seed hosting the No. 5 seed ... The quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals at the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds on May 4 ... The finals will be May 7 at the highest remaining seed ... Northern is coming off a 16-10 Senior Day victory over Capital on Saturday … Sophomore John Lynn finished with five points with a four-goal hat trick and an assist to lead the ONU offense ... Ohio Northern scored three goals in a span of just 11 seconds late in the first half to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 halftime lead … Through 14 games this season, sophomore Sebastian Michaud leads the team in scoring with 26 goals and 36 points ... Lynn and senior Ben Gawronski are second on the team with 21 goals each ... Gawronski is second with 29 points and Lynn close behind in third with 26 points … Junior Riley O'Neal has a team-best 18 assists … In all, 28 different Polar Bears have scored goals this season, including six who have double-digit goal totals … Junior goalkeeper Cole Zaferakis is 11-3 on the season with 93 saves, a .514 save percentage and an 8.18 GAA … Baldwin Wallace has clinched at least a share of its third OAC Regular Season title ... BW is looking for its second consecutive 9-0 league record and would receive the No. 1 seed with a win over the Polar Bears ... A BW loss and a JCU win over MtU would leave BW the No. 3 seed, while a BW loss and a JCU loss would give BW the No. 2 seed ... The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 34-2 win over Wilmington on Saturday ... Kyler Beverly had 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points for BW ... Beverly is second in the OAC with 45 goals, is fourth with 25 assists and leads the league with 70 points ... Jake Nanosky is second in the OAC with 26 assists.
Ohio Northern Statistical Leaders:
Goals | Assists | Points | Ground Balls |
Face Offs | Caused TOs | ||||||||||||||||
1. | Michaud | 26 | 1. | O'Neal | 18 | 1. | Michaud | 36 | 1. | Dittus | 41 | 1. | Dittus | 86-158 | 1. | Griffin | 25 | ||||
2. | Gawronski | 21 | 2. | Michaud | 10 | 2. | Gawronski | 29 | 2. | Griffin | 38 | 2. | Calderwood | 70-129 | 2. | Mitchel | 15 | ||||
Lynn | 21 | Jablonski | 10 | 3. | Lynn | 26 | 3. | Calderwood | 32 | 3. | T.Smith | 21-27 | 3. | Falsone | 12 | ||||||
All-Time Series: Baldwin Wallace leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 6-1 margin, including a 3-1 mark at Berea ... BW won twice last season, 10-7 in Ada and 16-12 in Berea in the OAC Tournament semifinals.
ONU Head Coach Nat St. Laurent: St. Laurent is in his sixth season at ONU with a 66-33 record, a winning percentage of .667.