ALBION, Michigan – The Otterbein Men's Lacrosse team kicked off its 2022 campaign Sunday afternoon in Michigan, unfortunately falling to the Britons of Albion College by a 13-5 final.
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Albion moves to 2-0 on the young season while the Cards begin their opening three-game trip away from campus on the low end. Otterbein's next two games wll be at NCAC foes Wooster and Kenyon before a spring break trip to Clearwater, Florida.
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WHAT HAPPENED:
- Otterbein started the day nicely by jumping out to a 2-0 lead, with goals coming from veterans Dekaider Jackson and Nawny Bailey.
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- Albion eventually settled in, netting five unanswered goals stretching well into the second quarter.
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- Senior Nick Clay, back in action after a long layoff, finally broke the Cardinal drought with 9:46 until the half. However, the Britons regrouped to hit the locker room on a 2-0 run.
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- The Brits carried that momentum into the second half, outscored Otterbein 6-2 coming on a pair of separate three-goal runs.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
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- The hosts won 14 of 19 faceoffs and ended the day with a doubled-up shot advantage of 53-26.
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- Zach Groene went the distance between the pipes with 20 saves, just two shy of his career-best 22 (against Wittenberg) back in 2020.
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- Five different players netted scores for the Cardinals. Jackson paced the offense with three points on a goal and two assists.
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- Otterbein went just 1 of 7Â on extra-man opportunities.
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UP NEXT:
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Otterbein will hit the road again next Saturday, making the trip up to Wooster for opening faceoff at 1 p.m.
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