Box Score ALLIANCE, Ohio—Mount Union's men's lacrosse team suffered a 12-6 loss at Otterbein in an Ohio Athletic Conference game Saturday in Westerville, Ohio.
The loss denied the Purple Raiders (12-4, 4-1 OAC) the first-ever OAC regular season title and stopped an 11-game win streak. Mount Union did claim the No. 2 seed in next week's OAC Tournament and will host a semifinal game against No. 3 seed John Carroll Wednesday, April 30 at 5 pm at Mount Union Stadium.
Otterbein (10-4, 5-0 OAC), in its fifth varsity season, wins the OAC regular season title and top seed in next week's conference tourney.
Michael Taylor (Broadview Heights/Brecksville-Broadview Hts.) led the Raiders on offense with three points (2 goals, 1 assist) followed by Chris Daley (Wilmigton, Del./Dupont) scoring two goals. Goalkeeper Collin Peters had eight saves for the Raiders on the day.
Mount Union scored two goals in the first quarter but would end the quarter down 5-2. The Raiders rallied in the fourth quarter outscoring the Cardinals 3-2 before falling 12-6.
Mount Union at Otterbein
Westerville, Ohio
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
Otterbein 5-1-4-2 12
Mount Union 2-0-1-3 6
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Otterein: Jeff Reese (1-1), Mickey O'Neal (0-1), Robbie Guiliano (2-0), Zac Stowe (1-0), Pat Teynor (1-1), Brandon Stroup (1-0), Mike Dattolo (1-0), Marcus Willis (1-3), Mike Sullivan (4-2), Andy Hufford (0-1)
Mount Union: Michael Taylor (2-1), Josh Stephens (0-1), Jack Wesner (0-1), Toren Moore (1-0), Mike Richardson (0-1), Joe Sanislo (1-0), Chris Daley (2-0)
Goalkeepers:
Otterbein: James Gundling 2 saves (3 GA), John Brandon 2 save (3 GA)
Shots: Mount Union 15, Otterbein 43
Ground Balls: Mount Union 16, Otterbein 32
Faceoffs: Mount Union 6-of-21, Otterbein 15-of-21
