Hoersten scores 6 goals, leads Women's Lacrosse to 11-9 victory at Wittenberg

SPRINGFIELD — Junior Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) six goals led the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team to a 11-9 win at Wittenberg on a stormy Thursday evening. 

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (8-4 overall), Wittenberg (4-5 overall).
• Venue: Edwards-Maurer Field - Springfield, Ohio.
• The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed due to weather.

The Game

• Senior Keaghan Burden (Brunswick) scored a three-goal hat trick and one assist in the game. 
• Junior Mackenzie Miller (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) finished the game with two goals to help Ohio Northern.
• Miller put Northern on the scoreboard with a goal at 3:36 in the first period.
• Hoersten scored back-to-back goals to open the second period to tie the game at 3-3.
• The Polar Bears and Tigers would trade goals in the second period, with WU leading 6-5 heading into halftime. 
• ONU went on a 4-0 run to open the second half to take the lead and make it 9-6.
• Northern would lead 9-7 going into the fourth period.
• Burden extended the lead to 10-7 with a goal at 12:55 to open the fourth period. 
• The Orange and Black defense held strong to keep the lead intact after the Burden goal.
• The Tigers were led by Hannah Peterson, who had three goals and one assist.
• Senior Taylor Hannam-Zatz (Reston, Va./Chantily) and junior Tori Wiece (Chesterland/West Geauga) each had a team-high two caused turnovers for the Polar Bears.
• Sophomore Jenna Messinger (Springboro) and freshman Kara Fox (South Euclid/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) had a combined seven saves to help the Polar Bears get the win. 
• ONU out-shot WU 29-25 but WU had the ground ball advantage 33-22.

Notables

• ONU leads the all-time series 2-1. 
• The game was delayed with 9:07 left in the game due to lightning.
• Hoersten is tied for third in program history in hat tricks with 16.
• Hoersten is second in ONU history in career goals with 108 and is third with 131 points.
• Hoersten also leads the team this season in goals with 41.
• She has the ONU career record in free-position goals with 37.
• Burden is first all-time in Ohio Northern history with 210 career points. She is also ONU's all-time career leader with 118 assists and is third with 93 career goals.
• Burden and Hoersten have a team-high 51 points this season.
• Martin leads the team with 48 draw controls this year and is third all-time with 157.
• Head coach Margo Vandeveld is in her second season at Ohio Northern and has a 17-12 record, a winning percentage of .586.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will be back in action at home at Dial Robertson stadium against Muskingum on Saturday at 1 pm.