Tiger Lacrosse Wins Final Home Game of 2016 Over Wabash, 15-6

Wittenberg dropped Wabash in the final NCAC match of 2016 as this year's seniors played their final game in Springfield.

Tiger Lacrosse Wins Final Home Game of 2016 Over Wabash, 15-6
April 19, 2016
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Wittenberg sent the class of 2016 off in style Tuesday night, as the Tigers defeated the Little Giants of Wabash under the lights of Edwards-Maurer Field, 15-6. The all-time points leader in Wittenberg Lacrosse history, Andrew Fuss (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln) added seven more points to his name, as the senior amassed two goals, and five assists on Tuesday night. The Tigers managed to jump out to a 12-3 lead before halftime, which proved to be enough as the Tigers were able to play stout defense against Wabash all night. Wittenberg will end their 2016 regular season at DePauw, taking on Aurora College in a neutral-site matchup.

 

GAME BREAKDOWN

  • The Tigers jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead in the first quarter after Fuss found Sean Kelleher (Lake Forest, Illinois/Lake Forest) for a Tiger goal with 13 seconds remaining in the quarter.  
  • The second quarter was all Wittenberg, as the home team managed to produce six unanswered goals in a nine-minute span.
  • Zach Shy (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) collected two goals on the six goal run, as the junior collected three total goals on the day.
  • The second half of Tuesday nights game featured goals from Gerald Coyle (Gross Pointe, Michigan/Grosse Pointe), Fuss and Joseph Crawford (Arlington, Virginia/Yorktown), as the Tigers came out 15-6.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Despite having six attempts with a man-up, Wabash was unable to convert a single scoring opportunity, while the Tigers garnished one goal with a man-up.
  • Wittenberg forced the Little Giants into 17 turnovers in the game, as senior Conor O'Brien (York, Maine/York) recorded three caused turnovers in the game.

KEY STATS

  • The Tigers were in control for most of Tuesday nights game, winning 16 of 25 face offs.
  • Wittenberg worked their way to the net at will against the Little Giants, managing to get off 39 shots in the game.
  • Wittenberg was also relentless picking up ground-balls Tuesday night, as the home team collected 37 as Brent Whitehead (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) collected a career high of 10.

UP NEXT

  • Wittenberg takes their 8-6 record to Greencastle, Indiana on April 23 to take on the Aurora Spartans in a neutral site game at 4:30PM.