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ADA__The Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team raced out to an early 10-0 lead and hung on for a 16-13 non-conference victory over Albion (Mich.) on a wet and windy Tuesday evening, March 26.
The Basics
Records: Ohio Northern (6-4 overall), Albion (3-5 overall)
Venue: Dial-Roberson Stadium - Ada, Ohio.
The Game
Ohio Northern built a 10-0 lead just 16:18 into the contest, then held off a furious Albion rally to post the victory.
Eight different Polar Bears scored during the early onslaught, led by fifth-year senior Elizabeth Graham (Dayton/Carroll) and sophomore Rylie Kocik (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) with two goals each.
The Britons would respond by scoring five of the next six goals to end the half down just 11-5.
Kocik's score to complete her 3-goal hat trick at the 7:58 mark of the second was Northern's lone score during the stretch.
AC scored again 2:10 into the third quarter to pull within 11-6.
ONU goals by freshman Kassidy Elzey (Miamisburg) and sophomore Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) just 1:45 apart appeared to stem the tide and extended the lead to 13-6 with 10:28 left in the quarter.
But Albion kept coming, and scored four of the next five goals to get within 14-10 heading into the fourth period.
Sophomore Elena Martin (Youngstown/Canfield) completed her three-goal hat trick with 1:12 gone in the final period and Northern's lead was 15-10.
Elzey got her second goal of the night with 8:25 left in the game to make it 16-11.
The Polar Bear defense tightened and neither team could score for the next six and a half minutes, until AC got goals just 25 seconds apart to get within 16-13 with 1:27 remaining.
Martin won the ensuing draw control and Ohio Northern ran out the clock to grab the victory.
Junior Keaghan Burden (Brunswick) had a team-high five points on one goal and four assists to lead Ohio Northern.
In all, nine different ONU players scored goals in the balanced offensive attack.
Albion was led by Aaliyah Eudabe with four goals and one assist.
Senior Chloe Millican (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) had 11 saves on 24 shots on goal for the Polar Bears.
Albion out-shot Ohio Northern 32-31 and won the ground ball battle 20-10, but the hosts led in draw controls 22-12.
Notables
Burden is now first all-time in ONU history with 133 career points. She is also ONU's all-time career leader with 80 assists and is eighth with 53 career goals.
Graham now leads the team with 38 goals and Kocik leads the team with 33 points on 22 goals and 11 assists.
Burden has a team-best 22 assists to go with 29 points.
Millican is ONU's all-time career wins leader with 17.
Ohio Northern has now scored 10 or more goals in nine of its 10 games this season.
Most of the second quarter was played in driving rain and a strong southerly wind blew for most of the evening.
Head coach Margo Vandeveld is in her first season at Ohio Northern and has a 6-4 record, a winning percentage of .600.
Up Next
The Polar Bears will return to action on Friday with a 1 pm contest at OAC foe Capital.
