Caulin Fitzgerald scored two goals, and
Quinn Fitzgerald handed out two assists for the Wabash College lacrosse team in the Little Giants' 25-5 loss at Ohio Wesleyan University Tuesday evening.
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Wabash (7-8, 1-6 NCAC) got an early goal from
Jake Pippen off an assist from
Evan Stonis.
Caulin Fitzgerald scored his first goal against Ohio Wesleyan (10-4, 5-1 NCAC) in the third period, with
Artie Rogers recording the assist. Luka Difilippo tallied his second goal of the season late in the third period.
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Caulin Fitzgerald scored his second goal to open the fourth period of the North Coast Athletic Conference contest, with
Quinn Fitzgerald picking up his first assist.
Quinn Fitzgerald earned his second assist on a goal by
Josh Taylor in the final four minutes of the match to provide the final score.
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Wabash put 22 shots and 12 shots on goal. OWU finished with 62 total shots and 45 shots on goal. Little Giant goalkeeper
Braeden Cooper made 20 saves in the contest. Difilippo won 14-of-30 faceoffs and scooped up nine ground balls to break the Wabash single-season record with his 111
th ground ball of the year. He eclipsed the old mark of 109 ground balls set by Evan Shiefelbein in 2021.
Conner Cochran recorded two caused turnovers for Wabash.
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The Little Giants close out the season with a road game at Denison University on Saturday, with the opening faceoff to start at 1 p.m.
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