DELAWARE, Ohio (April 15, 2022) – For the fourth game in a row, the Denison University men’s lacrosse team handed its opponent its first loss in North Coast Athletic Conference action so far this season, but this time the result put the Big Red in sole possession of first place in the NCAC standings. In the end, Denison defeated longtime rival Ohio Wesleyan University 13-8 after a big second half in what began as a battle between the final two teams from the NCAC with an undefeated conference record of 4-0.
After three ties in a very competitive first half, Denison trailed 5-4 at halftime before a goal by Will Kenney just over two minutes into the third quarter tied it again at 5-5.
OWU responded with a goal less than a minute later, but from there, it was all Denison.
Luke Fisher assisted on the second goal of the game by Clyde Bresnahan to tie the game for the fifth time at 6-6 with six and a half minutes left in the third quarter, and Gavin Pappas put the Big Red ahead with a score with 2:14 left in the period.
Then in the fourth quarter, a goal a minute in a half in by Camden Bowdy and assisted by Kenney made it a 3-0 Denison run to take an 8-6 advantage.
After a goal by the Battling Bishops with 12:20 left to play got it back to a one-score game, Denison put it out of reach with a 4-0 run starting with the third goal of the game by Bowdy with 11:35 left and ending with back-to-back goals by Nate Kay to make it 12-7 with just over six minutes remaining.
In all, Denison outscored OWU 9-3 in the second half.
Denison also outshot the Bishops 48-22 overall and 29-13 on goal, and won 18 of 24 faceoffs while OWU’s MacGuire Scholl had a strong start in goal and finished with 16 saves overall.
Bowdy finished with three goals and one assist to record his fifth game in a row with four points or more while Kay had his third hat trick of the season.
Davis Cronin won 15 of his 21 faceoffs and finished with eight groundballs.
Denison improves to 9-4 overall and 5-0 in the NCAC with the win while OWU saw its five-game winning streak come to an end as they fell to 7-4 and 4-1.
Next up, Denison will return Granville, Ohio, for their final three home games of the regular season, beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, against DePauw University. Then, Denison’s Senior Day will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, against Allegheny College.
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