Late rally falls short as Men's Lacrosse falls 9-7 at Baldwin Wallace in non-conference tilt
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern (5-5, 3-3) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Baldwin Wallace (10-1, 7-0) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Ohio Northern | Baldwin Wallace |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 41 | 31 |
| Ground Balls | 33 | 33 |
| Saves | 8 | 14 |
| Clears | 18-21 | 11-21 |
| Turnovers | 32 | 30 |
| Face Offs Won | 8 | 12 |
| Man Up | 1-7 | 0-2 |
By Andrew Loewe
BEREA — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team rallied from a 9-3 deficit, but ultimately fell 9-7 in a non-conference game at Baldwin Wallace on a snowy Wednesday night in Finnie Stadium.
With the loss, the ONU falls to 5-5 overall and BW improves to 10-1.
The Polar Bears had seven goals on the night scored by seven different players.
The Yellow Jackets' Gunnar McMillan led all scorers with four goals.
Baldwin Wallace carried a 9-3 lead until senior Josh Foster (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian) scored a goal with 1:53 remaining in the third quarter.
ONU scored two more goals by junior Ben Gawronski (Dublin/Scioto) and senior Pat Berthelsen-Leon (Bethpage, N.Y.) in the first six minutes of the fourth quarter to trail 9-6 with 9:00 remaining in the game.
Northern got a goal by senior Mason Schmelling (Columbus/Hilliard Darby) with 1:40 left in the game to get within 9-7.
ONU won the ensuing faceoff and had four shots in the final 1:12, but could not get the equalizer.
BW scored five of the first six goals to take a 5-1 lead with 1:53 to go in the first quarter.
Northern out-shot Baldwin Wallace 41-31. Both teams recorded 33 ground balls.
Ohio Northern will return to action Saturday afternoon in a 1 pm Ohio Athletic Conference contest at Wilmington.