Otterbein University Athletics

Albion ALBION 2-1

Otterbein OTTERBEI 0-1

Albion ALBION

2-1

Final

Feb. 22, 2025

Otterbein OTTERBEI

0-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Albion ALBION	4	2	3	4	13
Otterbein OTTERBEI	1	4	2	0	7

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | 2/22/2025 5:00:00 PM | Written by Wes Mayberry (Photo by Ian Steigerwald)

Men's Lacrosse opens 2025 season with loss to Albion (Mich.)

Next Game:

Wooster

2/26/2025 | 7 p.m.

Full Schedule

Feb. 26 (Wed) / 7 p.m.

Wooster

History

WESTERVILLE — The Otterbein men's lacrosse team opened its 2025 schedule with a 13-7 loss to Albion (Mich.) on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

Records: Otterbein (0-1 overall), Albion (2-1 overall)
Venue: Memorial Stadium - Westerville, Ohio
The Cardinals were initially scheduled to open their season on Feb. 15 at Trine (Ind.), but that game was postponed March 2 due to inclement weather.

Otterbein Stat Leaders

Senior Dom Dean and fifth-year senior Max Graham each recorded one goal and one assist for a team-leading two points.
Fifth-year senior Aidan Moore, seniors Jackson Jerdonek and Nathan Lewis and Carson Rainone and sophomore Jack Regruth scored one goal each for the Cardinals.
Senior Luke Farthing played all 60 minutes in goal and recorded 18 saves.

Game Highlights

First Quarter: Albion led 4-1 at the end of the first quarter. Rainone scored with 11:44 remaining to answer a game-opening goal from the Britons, and Albion responded with a 3-0 run to end the frame.
Second Quarter: The Cardinals and Britons scored alternating goals to open the second-quarter. Moore scored a man-down goal assisted by Graham with 9:53 remaining, and Dean added a goal with 6:40 left, to get the Cardinals within two, 5-3. Graham scored a goal assisted by sophomore Andrew Lewis with 2:29 left, and Nathan Lewis followed with a goal with 14 seconds remaining to send Otterbein into halftime trailing by just one, 6-5.
Third Quarter: Albion scored the first two goals of the second half, but Otterbein got back within one, 8-7, with 5:10 remaining after goals from Regruth and Jerdonek. Dean provided the assist on Regruth's goal. The Britons capped the scoring in the quarter with a goal with 1:48 left to take a 9-7 edge into the final period.
Fourth Quarter: The Britons extended that scoring run to 5-0 with four unanswered goals over the final 15 minutes en route to the 13-7 win.
Key Team Stats: Albion out-shot Otterbein by a 49-31 margin, and the Britons finished with a 27-17 edge in ground balls. Albion won 17 of the 24 faceoffs. The Britons had 14 turnovers to 16 for Otterbein.

Notables

Head coach Colin Hartnett is in his 16th year at Otterbein and has an all-time record of 133-108 at the helm of the Cardinals.
Moore now has 119 career points on 82 goals and 37 assists.
Nathan Lewis now has 77 career points on 50 goals and 27 assists.
Graham now has 72 career points on 52 goals and 20 assists.
The series between Otterbein and Albion is tied 7-7 dating back to 2010. The Britons have won four straight meetings, including a 9-7 victory in Albion last season.