GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Baldwin Wallace University men's lacrosse team defeated Grove City (Pa.) College in a non-conference contest on the Robert E. Thorn Field as senior All-American and Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Neil Randall (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Palos Verdes) notches 100 career caused turnovers. The Yellow Jackets (1-1) topped the Wolverines (0-2) by a 14-12 final score.
BW's Randall finished with three caused turnovers on the day and added two ground balls, totaling 100 caused turnovers in his career. He remains at second all-time in BW history. The Yellow Jackets were led today by junior All-OAC attack Jake Nanosky (Medina) tallied a game-high six points, five goals and an assist. Freshman Bennet Trout (Pickerington/North) finished with four goals while senior All-OAC defender Richie Roskoph (Strongsville) added five grounds balls, four caused turnovers, and an assist.
1st Quarter
14:43 – BW struck first with a goal by freshman midfielder Gavin Flak (Reno, Nev./Robert McQueen), assisted by Roskoph
12:39 – Grove City goal by Gladstone
8:03 – Goal by Yellow Jackets' B. Trout (2-1)
7:27 – Wolverines goal by Hougan
4:20 – Grove City earns the lead with another goal by Hougan (3-2 GC)
2:58 – Goal by Grove City's Blythe, assisted by Hougan
2nd Quarter
10:43 – Goal by BW's B. Trout
7:58 – Wolverines goal by Faircloth (5-3 GC)
7:02 – Yellow Jackets goal by Nanosky
5:32 – Man-up goal by Jayne, assisted by Hougan (6-4 GC)
:00 – Goal by BW's senior All-American midfielder Jonas Aquilla (Westlake/St. Edward) to close the first half
3rd Quarter
14:10 – Grove City goal by Agawa (7-5 GC)
10:00 – Goal by BW's Nanosky
9:28 – Yellow Jackets tie the game with a goal by B. Trout, assisted by Nanosky (7-7)
7:30 – BW takes the lead with a goal by senior All-OAC attack/midfielder Kyler Byerly (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny), assisted by junior Academic All-OAC attack/midfielder Keaton Trout (Pickerington/North)
4:24 – Goal by Grove City's Faircloth (8-8)
3:03 – Yellow Jackets goal by Nanosky
2:18 – Goal by BW's B. Trout (10-8 BW)
:27 – Man-up Grove City goal by Hougan, assisted by Gladstone
4th Quarter
13:21 – BW goal by Nanosky to take a two-goal advantage
12:29 – Grove City goal by Gladstone
11:17 – Goal by Yellow Jackets' senior attack/midfielder Olin Ferguson (Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington), assisted by junior midfielder Noah Bartos (Lancaster, N.Y.), 12-10
8:18 – Goal by Grove City's Hougan
6:31 – BW goal by Nanosky
6:19 – Yellow Jackets goal by sophomore midfielder Zach Zoul (Strongsville), 14-11 BW
4:12 – Wolverines goal by Jones
Senior All-OAC goalkeeper Joe Storner (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier) totaled 11 saves on the day.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Saturday, March 2 in the first game of a men's and women's doubleheader. The team hosts Southern Virginia for a non-conference matchup starting at 12:00 p.m. on the Tressel Field inside of the George Finnie Stadium.
