Wooster, OH- Capping off a historic regular season, the Oberlin men's lacrosse team took down Wooster 16-12 on the road. The Yeomen battled their way to a road-win as the team moves to 12-4 on the season and 6-3 in the conference. The regular season record marks the most wins in program history and the first time the team has gone above .500 in conference play.
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The defensive duo of
JT Starcke and
Kiernan Stone combined for four points in the win while Starcke brought in a career-high 11 ground balls and four caused turnovers.
Eugene Kang locked it down in cage, making 13 stops and tallying a ground ball in the process. Behind a four-goal performance, the senior
Tom Decker also tallied another pair of assists while
Niko Maheras and
Ryan Blasberg earned hat tricks of their own.
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The Oberlin offense got off to slow start but caught fire after a goal from Decker at the 7:50 mark. The Yeomen combined for another two goals before Stone took a sent a long shot into the back of the net at the buzzer. Up 4-2 headed into the second quarter of action, the two NCAC foes swapped goals until Starcke sprinted through a clear and connected with the Wooster cage. The attack continued with a man-up goal from
Max Cha before Wooster finally responded with a goal of their own. The LSMs continued to be an offensive threat as Stone found Blasberg for the final goal of the half.
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Keeping status quo, Starcke added to his goal total after
Connor Quinn won a faceoff to find the junior LSM upfield. Â The Fighting Scots put up a pair of goals to come within two of the Yeomen lead, but
Sam Ryu and Decker worked together to bring their lead back to four. The Yeomen maintained their lead through the final quarter of action and even scored a pair of insurance goals, both assisted by
Michael Muldoon. With a final score of 16-12, the Yeomen bring the victory back to Oberlin.
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The Crimson and Gold now look ahead to the post-season for the first time since the program joined the North Coast Athletic Conference. The teams earns a huge matchup with NCAC rival, the Denison Big Red. The Yeomen will travel to Granville for the first round of the NCAC Tournament next Wednesday, May 4 for a 7pm matchup.
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Fans can watch all the home matches
live online. Home contests can be accessed on a TV through the official
Oberlin College Sports Network app on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.
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