Women's Lacrosse falls at Mount Union 19-8 in regular season finale

Women's Lacrosse falls at Mount Union 19-8 in regular season finale
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April 20, 2024

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team wrapped up its regular season with a 19-8 loss at Mount Union on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (9-7 overall, 3-4 OAC), Mount Union (10-3 overall, 5-1 OAC).
  • Venue: Kehres Stadium - Alliance, Ohio.

The Game

  • The Purple Raiders broke open a close 5-4 contest with a 6-0 run in the second quarter to lead 11-4 at intermission.
  • Sophomore Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) had three goals and an assist for four points to lead ONU.
  • Hoersten scored 43 seconds into the third quarter to get ONU within 11-6, but Mount Union would score the next five goals to put the game away.
  • Fifth-year senior Elizabeth Graham (Dayton/Carroll) and freshman Lydia Lehman (West Chester/Lakota West) each scored two goals to help the Polar Bears.
  • Eden Kesler led UMU with five goals.
  • UMU out-shot ONU 36-28.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern clinched its fourth consecutive OAC Tournament appearance with the victory.
  • The Polar Bears will be the No. 6 seed and will travel for a quarterfinal contest at No. 3 seed Otterbein on Saturday.
  • ONU has also clinched a winning season and set a school record with nine victories this season.
  • Northern also broke the school's single-season scoring record with 229 goals, edging the 228 set by the 2021 squad.
  • Junior Keaghan Burden (Brunswick) is first all-time in Ohio Northern history with 156 career points. She is also ONU's all-time career leader with 92 assists and is seventh with 64 career goals.
  • Graham leads the team with 44 goals and sophomore Rylie Kocik (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) leads the team with 57 points on 38 goals and 19 assists.
  • Burden has a school single-season record 35 assists to go with 53 points.
  • Senior Chloe Millican (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) is ONU's all-time career wins leader with 20.
  • Ohio Northern has now scored 10 or more goals in 14 of its 16 games this season.
  • Head coach Margo Vandeveld is in her first season at Ohio Northern and has a 9-7 record, a winning percentage of .563.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will travel to Otterbein opponent on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the OAC Tournament.