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Men’s Lacrosse Cruises Past the Berry (Ga.) Vikings

Jonas Aquilla (photo courtesy of Brittany Webb '23)
Jonas Aquilla (photo courtesy of Brittany Webb '23)

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Baldwin Wallace University men's lacrosse team started its spring break trip with a non-conference neutral match against Berry (Ga.) University hosted by Transylvania University. The Yellow Jackets defeated the Vikings by a 13-4 final score. 

BW (3-2) was led by senior All-American midfielder Jonas Aquilla (Westlake/St. Edward) as he tallied a game-high six points with four goals and two assists. He also notched two caused turnovers and three ground balls. Senior All-OAC goalkeeper Joe Storner (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier) also posted 19 saves, allowing just four goals in the 23 shots he faced. 

Berry (4-2) was led by senior midfielder Tyler Banfield as notched two goals and a ground ball.

1st Quarter

  • 12:17 – Goal by BW's freshman attack/midfielder Bennet Trout (Pickerington/North)
  • 11:53 – Yellow Jackets goal by Aquilla
  • 4:15 – Goal by BW's freshman midfielder Nate Hoover (Worthington/Thomas Jefferson) to go up 3-0 and shutout the Vikings in the first quarter 

2nd Quarter

  • 11:09 – Goal by Berry's Perlakowski
  • 10:42 – Goal by Yellow Jackets' freshman attack/midfielder Reichen Geiselhart (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley), assisted by junior All-OAC attack Jake Nanosky (Medina)
  • 8:49 – BW goal by Aquilla (5-1 BW)
  • 2:15 – Yellow Jackets' goal by senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC defender Richie Roskoph (Strongsville) 

3rd Quarter

  • 13:30 – Goal by Berry's Marchant (6-2 BW)
  • 10:27 – BW goal by Nanosky
  • 7:43 – Goal by Yellow Jacket's Nanosky, assisted by Aquilla
  • 3:02 – Berry goal by Banfield (8-3 BW)

4th Quarter

  • 11:57 – Goal by BW's B. Trout, assisted by Geiselhart
  • 7:20 – Yellow Jackets' goal by Hoover (10-3 BW)
  • 6:19 – Goal by Berry's Banfield
  • 5:26 – BW goal by Aquilla (11-4 BW)
  • 3:32 – Goal by BW's Aquilla
  • 0:16 – Yellow Jackets' goal by B. Trout (13-4 BW)

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Sunday, March 12 as the team continues its trip with a non-conference matchup against Transylvania University. The game is set to begin at 12:00 p.m. inside of the Pat Deacon Stadium.