BEREA, Ohio –The Baldwin Wallace University men's lacrosse team defeated  non-conference foe Franciscan University, 31-1, on Tressel Field at The George Finnie Stadium. The victory extended BW's start to an all-time best 9-0 overall record. This is just the third season for varsity lacrosse at BW.

The Yellow Jackets were led by junior attack Vinny Carson (Cleveland/ Benedictine), freshman  attack Brock Riemenschneider (Rocky Rive r), and sophomore attack Luke Happel (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Hampton) who each scored four goals.  In goal for the Yellow Jackets, sophomore goalie Mike Dizonno (Buffalo Grove, Ill./ Adlai E. Stevenson) faced  three total shots, including one shot-on-goal, allowed zero goals and made one save to improve to 9-0 in his career.

Franciscan (0-10) was led by senior midfielder Peter Herrmann who scored an unassisted goal at the1:51 mark in the second period.

In the first period, BW opened up the scoring with 12 unanswered goals. Carson led the attack as he scored three of his four goals in the period while also assisting on three other goals.

In the second period, the Yellow Jackets added to their lead as they outscored the Barons 4-1 to increase their lead to 16-1 going to into halftime.

In the second half, BW continued to add to their lead as they would outscore Franciscan 15-0.

The Yellow Jackets outshot the Barons 68-12, and held a 48-10 advantage in ground balls. BW had 17 different players score a goal.

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Wednesday, April 15 when BW hosts Ohio Athletic Conference and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University on Tressel Field at The George Finnie Stadium at 7 p.m.