WESTERVILLE — Fifth-year senior Max Graham's five goals led the Otterbein men's lacrosse team to a 13-9 win over Wooster on Tuesday night in the resumption of a game from Feb. 26 that was suspended in the first quarter due to persistent lightning.

The Basics

• Records: Otterbein (1-2 overall), Wooster (1-2 overall)
• Venue: Memorial Stadium - Westerville, Ohio
• The game resumed on Tuesday with 6:15 left in the first quarter and Otterbein holding a 3-0 lead.

Otterbein Stat Leaders

• Graham added one assist to his five goals for a total of six points.
• Sophomore Andrew Lewis and senior Carson Rainone had matching stat lines of three points on two goals and one assist.
• Senior Dom Dean and sophomore Jack Regruth had matching stat lines of two points on one goal and one assist.
• Senior Nathan Lewis recorded two assists.
• Fifth-year senior Aidan Moore and junior Zach Mulligan scored one goal each.
• Sophomore Zach Courie played 43:18 in goal for the Cardinals and recorded 12 saves in relief of senior starter Luke Farthing.

Game Highlights

• First Quarter: On Feb. 26, Otterbein scored the first three goals of the game courtesy of Rainone, Graham and Andrew Lewis to create some early separation going into a lengthy lightning delay with 9:30 remaining in the period. The teams were able to resume play for just over three minutes of game time before lightning was detected again, which led to the decision to suspend the game. When action resumed on Tuesday, the Scots found the back of the net with 2:58 left to cut the deficit to 3-1 going into the second quarter.
• Second Quarter: Otterbein opened the scoring in the second quarter with a goal from Dean on an assist from Graham for a 4-1 edge with 12:19 remaining. But Wooster responded with two consecutive goals, the second coming on a man-up opportunity, to cut its deficit to one with 8:56 left. Rainone added a goal, his second of the game, with 6:03 remaining, and the Scots answered less than three minutes later to get back within one. Graham added his second goal of the game, assisted by Rainone, with 2:12 left, and completed his hat trick with a man-up goal assisted by Dean just 40 seconds later to send the Cardinals into halftime with a 7-4 lead.
• Third Quarter: After picking up a ground ball, the Cardinals attempted four consecutive shots that all were off the mark between the 10:25 and 9:42 marks of the quarter. Otterbein continued holding its 7-4 lead until a Wooster goal with 6:28 remaining. Graham notched his fourth goal of the game with 2:49 left, but the Scots closed the quarter with a goal with 1:16 remaining, cutting the Otterbein lead to 8-6 going into the final quarter.
• Fourth Quarter: Mulligan scored a man-up goal, assisted by Andrew Lewis, to open the scoring in the period, but Wooster again answered a goal of its own. A goal from Moore on an assist from senior Jackson Jerdonek put the Cardinals up 10-7 with 11:29 left before the Scots answered with 9:45 remaining to get back within two. Otterbein put together a late 3-0 run to help secure the victory. Regruth started that spurt with a man-up goal assisted by Nathan Lewis. The Lewis brothers connected for the second goal of that span, as Nathan assisted a man-up goal by Andrew. Graham capped that run with his fifth goal of the game to put the Cardinals up 13-8 with 1:03 left. Wooster added a man-down goal with 14 seconds left, making the final score 13-9. 
• Key Team Stats: Wooster out-shot Otterbein by a 55-39 margin, and the Scots finished with a 20-18 edge in ground balls. Wooster won 17 of the 25 faceoffs. Otterbein had 17 turnovers to 16 for Wooster.

Notables

• Head coach Colin Hartnett is in his 16th year at Otterbein and has an all-time record of 134-109 at the helm of the Cardinals.
• Graham has a team-high 12 points and 10 goals on the season. He has 82 career points on 61 goals and 21 assists.
• Rainone has 70 career points on 56 goals and 14 assists.
• Wooster leads the series with Otterbein by an 8-5 margin dating back to 2012. Tuesday marked the Cardinals' first win over the Scots since a 14-8 road victory on March 1, 2019.