Tiger Offense Stifled in Matchup with Owls

Winburn, 2026
Gunnar Winburn
March 28, 2026
Box Score

Gambier, OH - Wittenberg Men's Lacrosse traveled to Kenyon to take on the Owls in their first road North Coast Athletic Cconference (NCAC) matchup of the season in hopes of evening its conference record with a win. The game didn't go the way of the visitors, however, as the Owls walked away with a 17-2 victory.

The Tigers scored the first goal of the game as Travis Demsher (Santa Clarita, CA / West Ranch) put the Tigers up 1-0 as Tripp Salowich (Plymouth, MI / Canton) found him for the assist. Kenyon answered, going on a 5-0 socring run, before freshman Devin Wallace (Cincinnati, OH / La Salle) scored his first collegiate goal to bring the Tigers within three with four minutes to go in the first quarter of play. In the last 49 minutes of play, however, the Owls would hold the Tiger offense at bay and not allow them to score, while Kenyon piled on, adding another 12 goals to make the final score 17-2 in their favor.

Team Comparison

  • Wittenberg had two goals, one assist, 17 shots, 11 on goal, and 14 ground balls, 27 turnovers, and three caused turnovers.
  • Kenyon tallied 17 goals, 10 assists, 83 shots, 45 on goal, 53 ground balls, 11 turnovers, and nine caused turnovers.
  • Wittenberg was 19-for-25 in clears, while Kenyon was 22-for-22. In face-offs won, Kenyon was 20-of-23 and Wittenberg was 3-of-23.

The Tigers' next matchup will be at home, as they take on Denison on Saturday, April 4 at 1:00 PM.