The menís lacrosse team made strides this past weekend, coming from behind to rally against arch-rival Wittenberg to clinch a 12-9 victory. On Wednesday, the team couldnít come up quite so lucky.
Last year, the Scots suffered a tough 10-8 loss at the hands of the rival Tigers. The Scots led for the first three periods of the game before Wittenberg tallied three goals in the final period. Wittenbergís rally knocked the Scots from contention.
This year, however, the Scots returned the favor and got revenge against their arch-rivals. The Scots went into the fourth quarter tied against the Tigers, but scored three goals in the final period against Wittenberg.
Pat Coyne í10 led the way for the Scots with four goals and an assist. Chris Gatsch í09 added three goals. The Scots trailed for most of the three periods against Wittenberg, but the heroics of Coyne and Gatsch helped the Scots prevail against their arch-rival.
The Scots did not enjoy as much success this past Tuesday against Ohio Wesleyan.
The menís lacrosse team suffered a loss in their game against Ohio Wesleyan University this past Wednesday, April 29. ìThis was not our game,” said Defensive Midfielder Garrett Dennett í09 of the loss to the Battling Bishops.
The Scots, who were down 7-1 at the half, scored 5 goals, ending the game with a 11-5 score.
Leading scorer Mark Weschler í09 had a hat-trick, with Alex Mies í10 and Dan MacVarish í10 each scoring one, but with a total of 31 shots taken during the game, these goals do not reflect the teamís ability.
ìWe didnít play up to our full potential,” said Gatsch í09, who noted that the teamís offense and defense both
ìWe played on our heals defensively,” said Gastche. ìWe were rattled offensively,” he stated.
The team will play one last conference game tomorrow against Kenyon College.
The Scots return a core of their key players next season, including Coyne, Mies and goalie Corey McGann í12.
The Scots play thier last conference game tomorrow at 1 p.m. against Kenyon College in John P. Papp Stadium.
Additional reporting was done by Sports Editor Andrew Vogel.