Women's Lacrosse: Ohio Northern (5-9 Overall, 5-9 OAC) at Muskingum (1-9 Overall, 1-9 OAC)
Saturday, April 17, 2021, 5 p.m. - North Athletic Turf Field, New Concord, Ohio
Saturday's Game: The Polar Bears will play the penultimate game of their 2021 season on Saturday with a 5 pm contest at Muskingum at the North Athletic Turf Field ... A limited number of spectators will be allowed to attend the games due based on the OAC's COVID-19 policy ... Each player will receive two admissions each game ... No tickets will be available to the general public will not be admitted... This year's OAC Tournament has been expanded to 6 teams with the first round on April 27 ... The semifinals will be on April 29 with the finals on May 1 ... All games will be hosted by the higher seeded team ... ONU is currently in sixth place in the OAC standings with a 5-9 mark ... Marietta is in fifth at 6-7, Baldwin Wallace is seventh at 2-10 and Muskingum is eighth at 1-9 ... ONU would likely clinch a spot in the OAC Tournament with a win tonight and a win in its regular season finals against BW on Wednesday ... Northern is coming off a 19-9 loss to Capital on Wednesday ... Sophomore Meredith Miller led the Polar Bears in scoring with four goals, and senior Annie McArn added three goals and two assists. ... Freshman Sydney Kilgore is second in the OAC and is fourth nationally with 49 goals this season ... She also is second in the league with 20 assists and is second in the league and fourth nationally with 69 points ... Kilgore also broke the school's single-season scoring record with 69 points and 20 assists this season ... McArn is ONU's all-time career leader in draw controls with 184 and is 2nd in the OAC with 69 this season ... She is 3rd all-time at ONU with 77 goals, is tied for 3rd with 98 points and is 5th with 21 assists ... Miller is third on the team with 22 goals and freshman Avary Snyder is fourth with 17 goals ... Freshman Molly Dixson has 60 saves in goal ... The Muskies are looking to snap a 4-game losing streak after falling to Baldwin Wallace 16-6 last Saturday ... Sophomore Paige Hannum led the Muskies with a career-high three goals ... MU's game with Otterbein on Wednesday was canceled due to COVID-19 protocol issues at OU ... Senior Carly Spitz leads the team with 16 goals and 18 points ... Junior Raiyah Johnson is second with 11 goals and 12 points ... Freshman Callin Wise has 104 saves and a 20.90 GAA in goal.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Ground Balls | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Kilgore | 49 | 1. | Kilgore | 20 | 1. | Kilgore | 69 | 1. | Kilgore | 87 | 1. | Naugle | 32 | ||||
| 2. | McArn | 33 | 2. | McArn | 16 | 2. | McArn | 49 | 2. | McArn | 58 | 2. | Wells | 27 | ||||
| 3. | Miller | 22 | 3. | Girard | 8 | 3. | Orioli | 22 | 3. | Orioli | 45 | 3. | Grace | 26 | ||||
| Thomson | 8 | Miller | 22 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 3-1 margin ... ONU is 0-1 at home and 3-0 at New Concord ... ONU won this year's earlier meeting 22-4 at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
ONU Head Coach Beth Hemminger: Hemminger is in her sixth season at Ohio Northern with a 31-52 record, a winning percentage of .373 ... She is 63-64 in nine years as a head coach overall, a winning percentage of .496.