The Muskingum men's lacrosse team dropped a home OAC-matchup to Ohio Northern, 18-6.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (6-5 Overall, 0-3 OAC), Ohio Northern (7-2 Overall, 3-0 OAC)
• Location: North Athletic Turf Field – New Concord, Ohio
• Attendance: 167 

How it Happened

• Despite Muskingum taking the early 1-0 lead, the Polar Bears were able to battle back and grab a 5-2 advantage after the first quarter.
• Both teams played a tightly contested second quarter, and Ohio Northern held an 8-4 lead at halftime.
• Ohio Northern scored six unanswered goals to open the second half, and held a 14-5 lead after quarter three.
• The Polar Bears outscored the Muskies 4-1 in the final quarter to secure their 18-6 win.

Inside the Numbers

• The Muskies were led by sophomore Spencer Zecchini with two goals, seven ground balls, one assist, and one caused turnover.
• Junior Maxwell Pezzot also registered two goals for the Muskies. Pezzot added a ground ball and one caused turnover as well.
• Sophomore Jack Watts and freshman Alec Terbovich each tallied one goal apiece for Muskingum. Terbovich also added one assist and one ground ball.
• Freshman Drew Schneider and sophomore Trevor Connolly both recorded a team-high nine ground balls, while senior Douglas Gorski and sophomore Evan Showler both notched a team-high two caused turnovers.
• Connolly also tallied 18 saves in net for Muskingum.
• Ohio Northern was led by Sebastian Michaud and Ben Gawronski with four goals each.

Up Next

The Muskies will be back in action on Wednesday, April 6, when they travel to take on Wilmington. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.