Men's Lacrosse Explodes for 21-1 Victory

After losing its first five outings of the season, The College of Wooster men's lacrosse team unleashed its frustrations against an overmatched Oberlin College squad, routing the Yeomen 21-1 to mark the program's biggest margin of victory since 1995 when Wooster beat Marietta College 25-3.

It was a mismatch from the outset, as the Scots scored nine goals in the first quarter and went on to take an insurmountable 12-1 halftime lead.

Leading Wooster's offensive explosion with seven points apiece were sophomore Ahren Olson and freshmen Steve Burton and Mike MacMaster. Burton and Olson each recorded six goals and an assist, while MacMaster scored four times and added three assists.

Other major contributors in the win included junior Brandon Mohr, as well as freshmen Tom Canfield, Hugh Benson, and Robert Koehler. Canfield had three goals, Mohr produced a one-goal, one-assist outing, and Benson and Koehler dished out four assists apiece.

For Oberlin, junior Mike Wexler had the lone goal.

Registering the win in net was senior John Park, who had four saves, while junior David Smolev tallied 15 saves for the Yeomen.

The Scots, who now stand with a 1-5 overall record and .500 league mark, will see if they can win their second in a row, when they travel to Marietta College on Saturday, April 7, for a non-conference game, starting at 1 p.m.