Women's Lacrosse wraps up spring break trip to Arizona with 18-4 loss to Farmington State (N.Y.)
March 14, 2024
MESA, Ariz. — The Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team wrapped up its spring break trip to the Arizona desert with an 18-4 loss to Farmingdale State (N.Y.) on Thursday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (5-3), Farmingdale State (3-5)
- Venue: Legacy Sports Complex Bell Bank Park - Mesa, Ariz.
The Game
- Sophomore Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) scored twice, while fifth-year senior Elizabeth Graham (Dayton/Carroll) and junior Alise Callahan (Cedarburg, Wis.) each scored once for the Polar Bears.
- The Rams were led by Megan Diamond with four goals and seven assists.
- Hoersten got Ohio Northern on the board just 48 seconds into the contest with a 1-0 lead.
- Grahm evened the score at 2-2 with her goal at the 8:20 mark of the opening quarter.
- FSC would score the game's next six goals to go up 8-2.
- The Northern defense would hold the Rams scoreless for the next 14:15.
- Hoersten would score with 6:53 left in the second and the lead was 8-3 at intermission.
- Trailing 10-3, Callahan scored for ONU with 7:07 left in the third to make it 10-4.
- Farmingdale State would score the game's final eight goals to put it away.
- FSC out-shot ONU 26-20.
Notables
- Burden is now first all-time in ONU history with 123 career points. She is also ONU's all-time career leader with 73 assists and is eighth with 50 career goals.
- Ohio Northern saw its school record of seven consecutive game scoring 10 or more goals come to an end.
- This game is the final of an 8-game road trip to open the season for the Polar Bears.
- Head coach Margo Vandeveld is in her first season at Ohio Northern and has a 5-3 record, a winning percentage of .625.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on March 23 in the home and Ohio Athletic Conference opener against John Carroll at 1 pm at Dial-Roberson Stadium.