Men's Lacrosse: Ohio Northern (3-0 Overall) at Wittenberg (0-1 Overall)

Saturday, Mar. 4, 2023, 1 p.m. - Edwards-Maurer Field, Springfield, Ohio

Saturday's Game: Ohio Northern will continue its 5-game road trip with a contest at Wittenberg on Saturday ... ONU opened its road swing with a 14-1 win at DePauw (Ind.) on Wednesday ... ONU is off to a 3-0 start for the fourth consecutive season and the fifth time in the 8-year history of the program ... A 4-0 start would be the best in school history ... At DePauw, Northern was led on Sunday by junior Aidan Dempsey , who finished with four points on two goals and two assists ... Freshman Colin Willits added three points on one goal and two assists ... Seniors Ryan McClure and Riley O'Neal and junior Sebastian Michaud scored two goals each for ONU ... Through three games this season, Michaud leads the Polar Bears with 9 points on 7 goals and 2 assists ... Sophomore Caleb Bennett and O'Neal have six goals each ... O'Neal also has nine points ... Senior Cole Zaferakis is 3-0 with a 5.31 GAA, 17 saves and a 60.7 save percentage ... He ranks second all-time in ONU history with 27 career wins, 316 career saves and 1,967 career minutes played ... O'Neal is fifth in ONU history with 29 career assists ... Wittenberg opened its 2023 season on Saturday with a 12-8 loss at Adrian (Mich.) ... WU got goals from six different players, led by Ben Holland and Kody Gould with two goals each ... The Tigers scored four consecutive goals to tie the game at 8-8 with eight minutes left in the game, only to see Adrian score four times the rest of the way to ice the game.

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All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series with Wittenberg by a 1-0 record … ONU won 15-8 at Dial-Roberson Stadium in 2019.

ONU Head Coach Nat St. Laurent: St. Laurent is in his sixth season at ONU with a 70-35 record, a winning percentage of .667.