Women's Lacrosse drops its 2026 season opener 20-9 at Adrian (Mich.) on Saturday

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (0-1 Overall), Adrian (Mich.) (1-0 Overall).
• Venue: Sweebe Family Athletic Center - Adrian, Mich.

The Game

• Freshman Amber Regan (Dublin/Bishop Watterson) had a 3-goal hat trick in her first collegiate appearance to lead the Polar Bears.
• Sophomore Jaxsyn Murdock (Galloway/Alder) opened the the scoring for the Polar Bears in the first period with two goals.
• The Bulldogs led 5-3 at the end of the first period. 
• Regan opened the second period by finding the net to cut the deficit to one making it 5-4. 
• Junior Abbi Arnold (Pickerington/Central) found the net with 2:36 left in the first half to cut into the lead making it 8-5 heading into halftime. 
• The Orange and Black went on a 3-0 run in the third period to trim the Adrian lead to 12-9 with 3:48 left in the period.
• Adrian put the game away by scoring the final eight goals of the contest.
• Senior Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) had three assists to help ONU. 
• The Bulldogs were led by Jenna Allie and Madeline Turcotte with 5 goals each.
• AC out-shot ONU 42-32 and had the ground ball advantage 24-22. 

Notables

• Hoersten set a school record with 57 goals and 17 free position goals last season.
• She is first in ONU history in career goals with 123 and second in points with 150. 
• She also has the ONU career record in free-position goals with 42.
• Senior Elena Martin (Canfield) is third in career draw controls with 183.
• Head coach Margo Vandeveld is in her third season at Ohio Northern and has a 19-17 record, a winning percentage of .527.

Up Next

• The Orange and Black return to action at home against Albion (Mich.) at 6 pm on Wednesday.