Tigers Avenge Their Loss to Wooster
It was a week for varying emotions for the Tiger men's lacrosse team. But by the end, the feeling was very positive as Wittenberg avenged perhaps its most disappointing loss of the season.
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It was a week for varying emotions for the Tiger men's lacrosse team. But by the end, the feeling was very positive as Wittenberg avenged perhaps its most disappointing loss of the season.
The week began with a challenging road trip to nationally ranked Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday. After a solid first quarter, the Battling Bishops exploded for three goals in 90 seconds late in the quarter and then pounded the Tiger goal for 10 second-period tallies to break the game wide open. The final was 23-7. For Wittenberg, the lone offensive highlights were provided by senior Nate Reed (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller), who scored two second-half goals.
On Saturday, the Tigers showed their mettle, rallying from the lopsided defeat at OWU to defeat visiting Wooster 14-3. Just two weeks earlier, the Scots had scored two goals in the final 11 seconds of a nonconference game between the two teams to pull out an improbable 11-10 victory. The last goal was deflected into the Wittenberg net off a player's facemask.
The second meeting was much different as Wittenberg came out pumped up and put the Scots away early, jumping out to a 7-1 halftime advantage and moving out to an 11-1 lead midway through the third quarter. Senior Alex Nichols (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) had five goals and an assist to spearhead an offensive attack that featured goals by eight different players. In goal, junior Tripp Way (Wayne, Pa./Radnor) and sophomore Kyle Prussing (Concord, NH/Concord-Carlisle)combined to turn away 17 Wooster shots.
The season concludes this week with two home games, against Kenyon on Wednesday and Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday. The Tigers' have completed their NCAC slate of games, both of this week's contests will be nonconference events.