Balanced attack leads Men's Lacrosse in 13-4 victory over Trine (Ind.)
Trine (Ind.)
3-2
4
AT
Ohio Northern
4-1
13
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trine (Ind.) (3-2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ohio Northern (4-1) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Trine (Ind.) | Ohio Northern |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 19 | 41 |
| Ground Balls | 21 | 35 |
| Saves | 15 | 3 |
| Clears | 15-24 | 19-24 |
| Turnovers | 27 | 19 |
| Face Offs Won | 10 | 11 |
| Man Up | 1-3 | 0-2 |
March 6, 2024
ADA — Eleven different players scored goals as the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team posted a 13-4 victory over Trine (Ind.) on a misty Wednesday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (4-1), Trine (Ind.) (3-2)
- Venue: Dial-Roberson Stadium - Ada, Ohio
The Game
- Seniors Aidan Dempsey (Silver Spring, Md./St. John's College), Riley O'Neal (Dumfries, Va./Forest Park) and John Lynn (Cincinnati/Sycamore) each had two goals to lead the Polar Bears.
- Thirteen ONU players tallied at least a point with 11 players scoring goals and two more with at least one assist.
- Dempsey and O'Neal each finished with a team-high three points on a goal and an assist.
- Northern's offense was prolific in the first third of the game as the hosts built an 8-1 lead 21 minutes into the contest.
- Ohio Northern kept Trine at bay the rest of the game as the lead was 9-2 at halftime and 12-3 after three quarters.
- The Polar Bear defense was dominant throughout the entire 60 minutes as TU was forced into 27 turnovers while only getting off 19 shots in the contest.
- Senior Cole Zaferakis (Liverpool, N.Y.) had three saves in goal on six shots on goal to earn his 40th career victory for the visitors.
- Ohio Northern out-shot Trine 41-19 and won the ground ball battle 35-21.
Notables
- Dempsey now has 105 points in his career. He ranks fourth with 73 career goals and is sixth with 33 assists.
- Senior Chad Calderwood (Portland, Ore./Episcopal) won 8-of-11 faceoffs on the day, extending his school record to 326 for his career.
- Senior Sebastian Michaud (Springboro) is sixth at ONU with 59 career goals, is ninth with 27 assists and is seventh with 86 points.
- The Polar Bears are now 3-0 at home this season.
- Head coach Nat St.Laurent is in his ninth season at Ohio Northern with an 83-42 record and has a winning percentage of .664.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on Sunday at Hampden Sydney (Va.) in the starting game of their 3-game spring break trip.