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Women's Lacrosse concludes season with a 13-6 loss at Mount Union in OAC Tournament Semifinals

Women's Lacrosse concludes season with a 13-6 loss at Mount Union in OAC Tournament Semifinals
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April 29, 2026
ALLIANCE — The No. 4 seeded Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team fell 13-6 at No. 1 seed Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals on a rainy Wednesday night. 
 
The Basics
  • Records: Ohio Northern (9-9 Overall, 3-3 OAC), Mount Union (11-5 Overall, 6-0 OAC).
  • Venue: Kehres Stadium - Alliance, Ohio.

The Game 

  • Senior Elena Martin (Canfield) and freshman Clarissa Hamilton (Marysville) lead Northern with three points each.
  • Mount Union took an early 4-0 lead in the first period, and led 9-0 going into halftime.
  • Senior Lydia Lehman (West Chester/Lakota West) found the net at 12:20 in the third period for ONU.
  • Hamilton scored in the third period to cut into the Mount Union lead. 
  • Martin found the back of the net with 2:59 left in the third period, cutting into the lead, making it 10-3 heading into the fourth period.
  • Hamilton opened the fourth period by scoring to cut the lead to six and making it 10-4.
  • The Purple Raiders were led by Lizzie Dorely with three goals. 
  • Sophomore Kara Fox (South Euclid/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) had 14 saves in goal for Ohio Northern. 
  • UMU out-shot ONU 41-15 and had the ground ball advantage 24-18. 

Notables

  • ONU was the No. 4 seed, while Mount Union was the No. 1 seed.
  • This is Northern's sixth appearance in the OAC tournament in program history. 
  • Individually, Martin finishes her career as the all-time goals leader with 151.
  • She has the school record with 257 draw controls, including a team-best 76 this season.
  • Martin is also second in career points with 198, in caused turnovers with 96, and assists with 47.
  • Martin led the Polar Bears in scoring this season with 68 points on 52 goals and 16 assists.
  • Lehman was second with 41 points on 16 goals and 25 assists. 
  • Lehman finishes her career with totals of 70 points on 33 goals and 37 assists in 58 games played. 
  • Senior Tori Wiece (Chesterland/West Geauga) wraps up her career with 101 groundballs and 40 caused turnovers in 58 games 
  • Senior Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) finishes her career second all-time in career goals with 137 and third in points with 168. 
  • She also has the ONU career record in free-position goals with 45.
  • Hoersten finishes with 59 games played with 44 career starts. 
  • Senior Mackenzie Miller (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) finishes her career with 25 points in 31 career games played.
  • Head coach Margo Vandeveld is in her third season at Ohio Northern and has a 28-25 record, a winning percentage of .528.

Up Next

  • Season Complete.