OBERLIN, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University men's lacrosse team traveled to take on Oberlin on Saturday afternoon. The Bishops were unable to stop the Yeomen through the first three quarters, leading to a lopsided 16-7 loss.

Ohio Wesleyan slips to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in the NCAC. Oberlin improves to 7-3 on the season and 2-0 in conference play.

Oberlin started with the opening goal around the 10-minute mark, followed by the first from OWU about a minute-and-a-half later. Wade Beckstrom put the Bishops on the board. The Battling Bishops tacked on another as Henry Ross scored with 3:49 remaining the first, assisted by Will Siegenthaler. This was preceded by back-to-back tallies from the Yeomen, ultimately making it a one-goal deficit for the Red and Black with a little less than four minutes left in the quarter. Unfortunately, Oberlin took full advantage of the remaining time with a trio of goals to make it 6-2 at the first break.

The Yeomen extended their run to four at the start of the second quarter before Garrett Smith put a stop to the streak with a net-finder off an assist from Ross at 11:26. This only momentarily stopped the bleeding as the hosts tallied another three in a row to take a demanding 10-3 lead. OWU would end the half on a high note with Beckstrom's second of the game – assisted by Tanner Hower – to keep the game within reach at 10-4.

Sadly, the game eventually fell out of reach in the second half as Ohio Wesleyan was outscored 5-2 in the third quarter and drew the fourth quarter at 1-1, leading to a 16-7 final. Beckstrom and Blake Altman managed to find the cage in the third, both assisted by Ross. Siegenthaler scored the last goal of the game.

THE NUMBERS
The Battling Bishops took the smaller share of shots at 38-32 and shots on goal at 27-21. The Red and Black directly caused four of Oberlin's 16 turnovers, picking up 27 ground balls. The Bishops were 15-for-27 on faceoffs and 18-for-18 on clears.

Henry Ross recorded a team-high four points on one goal and three assists with two ground balls.

Wade Beckstrom led the team with three goals, also picking up two ground balls.

Will Siegenthaler tallied one goal and one assist for two points.

Garrett Smith and Blake Altman had one goal and one ground ball apiece.

Noah Citek was 15-for-27 on faceoffs with a season-high 13 ground balls.

Defensively, Trey Weber had two caused turnovers and one ground ball, Luca DiCarlo had one caused turnover and two ground balls, and Luke Miller had one caused turnover.

Jason Mosher (2-4) got the start in the cage and played the first 20 minutes, making three saves. The next shift was taken by Will White with his second appearance of the season, making a career-high five saves in 21 minutes. Finally, Kal Lonergan made his third appearance and finished the game, making three saves.

UP NEXT
The Bishops play Kenyon next weekend at Selby Stadium.