Men's Lacrosse drops the home opener in a close one against Adrian (Mich.) 13-12
February 19, 2025
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team dropped a close one in its home opener against Adrian (Mich.) 13-12 on a cold Wednesday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (1-1 Overall), Adrian (Mich.) (1-1 Overall)
- Venue: Dial Robertson Stadium - Ada, Ohio.
The Game
- Senior Caleb Bennett (Stokesdale, N.C.) had his fifth career hat trick, as he finished the game with team-highs of 5 points and 4 goals.
- Junior Mark Mintzlaff (St. Louis, Mo.) had his first career hat trick with three goals, and he opened the scoring for the Polar Bears at 11:27 of the first quarter.
- The Polar Bears led at halftime 7-4 and opened the 2nd half with back-to-back goals to go up 9-4.
- Adrian was led by Austin Selvage with 6 goals, and Michael Jonas with 2 goals and 3 assists.
- Northern had a 12-7 lead heading into the 4th period.
- Sophomore Jack Chaney (Westerville/South) had a team-high 2 assists to help the Polar Bears.
- Freshman Peyton Lich (Palmyra, N.Y.) had 7 saves and senior Robert Brunner (Cincinnati/Indian Hill) had 2 saves in goal for ONU.
- Ohio Northern out-shot Adrian 39-34 and had the ground ball advantage 35-28.
Notables
- Senior Chad Calderwood (Portland, Ore./Episcopal) won 11 of 22 in faceoffs on the day, extending his school record to 439 for his career.
- He also has the career ground balls record with 204.
- The Polar Bears are 2-2 in the series against the Bulldogs.
- Head coach Nat St.Laurent is in his tenth season at Ohio Northern with a 93-49 record and has a winning percentage of .654.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on the road on Saturday at Allegheny (Pa.)
