Wooster, Ohio – Sinking their first North Coast Athletic Conference matchup of the year, the Oberlin College men's lacrosse team dropped a tight contest against Wooster on Tuesday night. Falling 12-11, the Yeomen move to 9-4 on the season, and 4-1 in NCAC play.
 
Andrew Rosa led the scoring with four goals and one assist, while Asher Friedman added a goal and three assists. Cooper Zancosky notched his eighth-career hat trick to round out the multi-point performers.
 
On defense, Colin Taylor, Max Revis, Thinley Edwards, and Friedman scooped four ground balls each. Jackson Lu and David Belisle anchored the midfield with a combined four caused turnovers.
 
Oberlin dominated the face-off, winning 25-27 led by Evan Sardina who won 21-22 and collected 18 ground balls.
 
Wooster claimed the first four goals of the game, only cut off after Belisle caused a turnover on defense to lead to a Rosa score. Solomon Brennan found Rosa for the next score 81 seconds later, then Friedman connected with Anders Burrows to cut the lead to one.
 
In the second frame, Wooster again got out to an early start with Oberlin coming alive in the final minutes of action. In 125 seconds, Jacob Starcke, Nicholas Cuda, and Rosa all scored goals to bring the game to 6-7. The Fighting Scots responded to the Crimson and Gold run and added a goal before the break.
 
At the 6:12 mark of the third quarter, Ryan Murphy helped clear the ball downfield before finding Zancosky for the Yeomen's first goal of the half. Zancosky scored again at 3:46 to bring the game to 10-8.
 
As the fourth frame got underway, Rosa brought the score within one at the 11:01 mark. The Crimson and Gold had several attempts to score the equalizer, but the staunch Wooster defense held them from making any headway.
 
With 1:41 remianing, Wooster capitalized on an extra man opportunity to extend their lead to two. As the final seconds ticked away, Zancosky brought the game closer, but it was too little too late for the Yeomen to force overtime.
 
Oberlin returns home for their next matchup, a highly anticipated contest against Denison, who was nationally ranked to begin the year. The date is set for Saturday, April 18, with face-off scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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