Burden leads comeback as Women's Lacrosse rallied for 7-6 victory at Albion (Mich.)

ALBION, Mich. — Senior Keaghan Burden (Brunswick) scored a second half hat trick to lead the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team from a 5-0 deficit to 7-6 comeback victory at Albion (Mich.) on Wednesday night.

• Records: Ohio Northern (6-2 overall), Albion (1-5 overall).
• Venue: Alumni Field  - Albion, Mich.

The Game

• Junior Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) scored with 4:23 left in the game off an assist from Burden to break a 6-6 tie and complete ONU's comeback.
• The Polar Bears trailed 5-0 at halftime.
• Junior Elena Martin (Canfield) would get the Polar Bears on the scoreboard with back-to-back goals in the third period to cut it to a three-point deficit at 5-2.
• Junior Mackenzie Miller (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) would cut the lead to two with a goal at 6:52 to make it 5-3.
• Ohio Northern's defense held the Britons scoreless in the third period.
• Burden then scored three straight goals for ONU to tie the score at 6-6 with 6:02 left in the fourth.
• Burden would finish the game with three goals for her 11th career hat trick.
• Junior Tori Wiece (Chesterland/West Geauga) caused a key turnover and picked up a ground ball at 6:57 to lead Burden's tying 6-6 goal at 6:02.
• After an Albion turnover, Hoersten would score with 4:23 left in the fourth to give ONU the lead 7-6.
• Freshman Kara Fox (South Euclid/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) had key saves with two minutes left in the game to help the Polar Bears get the win.
• She finished with seven saves in total. 
• AC out-shot ONU 25-18 and had the ground ball advantage 30-17.

Notables

• ONU is on a five-game win streak. 
• The Orange and Black would score four unanswered goals to win the game.
• This was the fourth meeting between these two teams and the series is tied 2-2.
• Hoersten is third in career goals with 94 and fifth with 116 points.
• Hoersten also leads the team this season in goals with 27.
• She has the ONU career record in free-position goals with 34.
• Burden is first all-time in Ohio Northern history with 203 career points. She is also ONU's all-time career leader with 116 assists and is fifth with 88 career goals.
• She has a team-high 44 points on 21 goals and 23 assists this season.
• Martin leads the team with 34 draw controls this year and is third all time with 143.
• Head coach Margo Vandeveld is in her second season at Ohio Northern and has a 15-10 record, a winning percentage of .600.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will be back in action at home on Saturday at 1 pm against Mount Union.