Men's Lacrosse falls in season opener to rival Marietta

The Muskingum men's lacrosse team fell to Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta in their season opener on Saturday afternoon, 11-7.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (0-1), Marietta (1-0)
• Location: Marietta Field - Marietta, OH
• Game Length: 2:02

Inside The Numbers

• Freshman Spencer Zecchini led the Muskie attack with two goals on seven shots and dished out a team-high two assists.
• Junior Hazen Powell added two goals on five shots for the Muskingum attack and handed out one assist.
• Freshman Travis Geyer registered two goals on four shots and snagged two ground balls.
• Freshman Grant Webster chipped in one goal for the Muskies.
• Freshman Trevor Connolly played all 60 minutes for Muskingum in net and earned nine saves on the day, while also grabbing a team-high eight ground balls.
• Connor Ficke and Zach Radcliffe led the Pioneers with both scoring four goals during the contest.
• Dane Barker played all 60 minutes in goal for Marietta and made 13 saves.
• Marietta ended the game with a 35-27 shot advantage.

How It Happened

• The Pioneers held a 3-1 advantage after the first 30 minutes of the contest.
• Marietta erupted with seven goals in the third quarter to take control of the game.
• The Muskies battled back with three goals in the fourth quarter but wasn't enough to pull ahead in the end.

Up Next

• The Muskies hit the road to take on Mount Union in OAC action on Saturday, March 6. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. at Mount Union Stadium.