Men's Lacrosse team notches 100th program win with 24-2 victory at Heidelberg

Men's Lacrosse team notches 100th program win with 24-2 victory at Heidelberg
April 1, 2025

TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team earned its 100th program win, defeating Heidelberg 24-2  in an Ohio Athletic Conference contest on a cool Tuesday evening.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (8-4 Overall, 3-1 OAC), Heidelberg (3-8 Overall, 0-4 OAC).
  • Venue: Hoernemann Stadium - Tiffin, Ohio. 

The Game

  • Freshman Cooper Mulligan (Middletown/Bishop Fenwick) had a five-goal hat trick and had an assist to lead the Polar Bears.
  • Junior Colin Willits (West Chester/Lakota West) earned a three-goal hat trick and had an assist. 
  • Sophomore Mitchel Luck (Linden, Mich.) had three goals and two assists to help Northern.
  • Sophomore Jack Chaney (Westerville/South) had two goals and four assists. 
  • The Orange and Black opened the game going on a 4-0 run.
  • After a Heidelberg goal, the Polar Bears went on 5-0 to close out the first period to extend the lead to 9-1.
  • ONU scored six unanswered goals in the second period to extend the lead to 15-1 heading into halftime. 
  • Northern started the third period hot with a 5-0 run making it 20-1.
  • ONU would lead 23-1 heading into the fourth period.
  • The Student Princes were led by Matthew Torres and Racye Septer. 
  • Four different Polar Bear goalies combined to get the win. 
  • 14 different Polar Bears scored goals in the contest. 
  • ONU out-shot HU 61-11 and had the ground ball advantage 54-14.

Notables

  • Head coach Nat St.Laurent is in his tenth season at Ohio Northern with a 100-52 record, a winning percentage of .655.
  • Willits leads the team in goals this season with 28 and in points with 35.
  • Bennett leads the team in assists this season with 15.
  • Sophomore Ryan Frech (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne) leads the team in caused turnovers this season with 20 and in ground balls with 40.
  • Senior Chad Calderwood (Portland, Ore./Episcopal) won 8 of 8 in faceoffs on the day, extending his school record to 506 for his career.
  • He also has the career ground balls record with 235.
  • Willits is sixth all-time in ONU history with 70 career goals.
  • Northern leads the all-time series with a 8-0 record.
  • Bennett ranks seventh all-time in ONU history with 37 career assists.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on the road at Muskingum on Saturday at 1 pm.