Box Score

WESTERVILLE, OHIO – The Otterbein University men’s lacrosse team (7-9) battled but eventually fell to 15th-ranked Wittenberg University Tuesday evening by a score of 13-4 at Memorial Stadium.

Wittenberg, which improved to 13-1 this season with the victory, took an early 1-0 lead at the 13:15 mark and bumped the lead to 2-0 with 35 seconds to play in the first period.

The Tigers scored again to open the second period, but Otterbein sophomore Alex Dowell would corral a nice pass from teammate Mikey O’Neal at the 12:08 mark and score to put Otterbein on the scoreboard.

Wittenberg, however, would respond with four more goals over the remainder of the quarter and take a 7-1 lead into halftime.

Otterbein would hold its own in the second half, getting goals from Andrew Donatelli and Andy Hufford in the third quarter, and a score from Eric Garris in the fourth.

The Tigers held 37-16 shot advantage, and picked up 41 ground balls compared to Otterbein’s 23.

Each ten won ten faceoffs, and Otterbein committed 28 turnovers compared to just 20 giveaways for Wittenberg.

The Cardinals conclude their season Thursday evening, traveling to play Oberlin College at 6:30 p.m.