Box Score
Ohio Wesleyan 16, Wittenberg 6
Junior attacker Henry Hasenberg (Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola) and senior attacker Will Anton (Madison, N.J.) each contributed 2 goals and an assist during a 6-0 run to close out the first half, and 19th-ranked Ohio Wesleyan went on to a win over Wittenberg in North Coast Athletic Conference West Division action on Wednesday at Selby Stadium.
Wittenberg's Lucas Klever worked free for a goal just over a minute into the game, giving the Tigers an early lead.
Hasenberg fed Anton for a goal at the 12:23 mark, and Anton returned the favor by setting up Hasenberg to put the Bishops up, 2-1, midway through the opening quarter.
Senior midfielder Brett Lehle (Houston, Texas/Houston Christian) and senior midfielder Conor McGeeney (Loveland/Archbishop Moeller) opened the second quarter with goals, and Hasenberg and Anton followed with scores less than a minute apart as Ohio Wesleyan took a 6-1 lead at the intermission.
Junior midfielder Jack Damon (Portsmouth, R.I.) scored a man-up goal 15 seconds into the third quarter, and Anton followed with a score 44 seconds later to extend the Bishop lead to 8-1.
Wittenberg reeled off the next 4 goals, with Connor Rice scoring goals 18 seconds apart and Klever following with back-to-back goals to bring the visitors within 8-5 late in the third quarter.
Junior defenseman Miles Rathell (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) beat the third-quarter horn for a goal that increased the lead to 9-5, but the Tigers responded with a goal by Noah Mackin to open the fourth-quarter scoring.
Ohio Wesleyan closed out the game by scoring the final 7 goals, with Hasenberg finding the back of the net just 14 seconds after Mackin's goal. Anton and Hasenberg each scored twice during the game-ending run.
Hasenberg led the Bishops with 5 goals and 4 assists, while Anton finished with 5 goals and an assist.
Senior Zach Brasser (Westport, Conn./Millbrook (N.Y.) School) finished with 10 saves for Ohio Wesleyan.
Klever scored 3 goals for Wittenberg. Paxton Kreger made 8 saves during the first 40-plus minutes, and Max Cavellier stopped 7 shots during the final 19-plus minutes.
Box Score