PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Baldwin Wallace University men's lacrosse team defeated Chatham (Pa.) University in its season opener by a final score of 16-13 in a non-conference matchup on the Graham Field.

BW (1-0) was led by sophomore attack/midfielder Noah Dodgion (Hilliard / Davidson) as he tallied a game-high five goals along with three ground balls.The Yellow Jackets were also led by sophomore attack/midfielder Paxton Allison (Redondo Beach, Calif. / St. John Bosco) as he notched four goals with four ground balls, two caused turnovers and one assist.

Chatham was led by sophomore attack Tanner Marsh as he scored four goals with two ground balls.

1st Quarter

13:05 - Chatham goal by Jacob Lubawy 

12:14 - BW goal by senior attack/midfielder Ryan Yanssens (Lexington, S.C. / River Bluff)

11:27 - Goal by BW's junior attack/midfielder Reichen Geiselhart (Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley), assisted by junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference attack/midfielder Bennet Trout (Pickerington / North)

10:47 - Yellow Jackets' goal by junior attack/midfielder Keyan Moser (McMurray, Pa. / Peters Township)

9:29 - BW goal by Trout, assisted by junior All-OAC attack/midfielder Ian Shealy (Westerville / Central)

7:26 - Goal by Chatham's Thomas Whitaker, assisted by Lubawy

7:04 - Cougars' goal by Cody Randal

2:49 - Goal by BW's Dodgion, assisted by Geiselhart

2nd Quarter

12:40 - Chatham goal by Whitaker, assisted by Brady Rigdon

11:05 - Yellow Jackets' goal by Dodgion, assisted by sophomore attack/midfielder Ryan Holcomb (Hudson / Walsh Jesuit)

8:50 - BW goal by Dodgion, assisted by Trout

7:19 - Goal by Chatham's Marsh

5:35 - Goal by BW's Dodgion

4:26 - Cougars' goal by Ethan Rinker

2:45 - Chatham goal by Trent Griffin

0:37 - Goal by Chatham's Marsh, assisted by Rinker

3rd Quarter
 
13:50 - Goal by BW's Allison, assisted by Shealy

13:01 - Yellow Jackets' goal by Allison, assisted by Yanssens

12:05 - Cougars' goal by Whitaker, assisted by Lubawy

11:20 - BW goal by Dodgion

8:23 - Chatham goal by Marsh, assisted by Thomas Curtin

7:56 - Goal by Chatham's Rinker, assisted by Gavin Loshnowsky

7:36 - Goal by BW's Allison, assisted by Trout

6:08 - Yellow Jackets' goal by Trout, assisted by Allison

3:33 -  BW goal by Geiselhart

2:40 - Cougars' goal by Marsh, assisted by Whitaker

1:06 - Goal by BW's Allison, assisted by senior goalkeeper Samuel LoPiccolo (Mason)

4th Quarter

10:52 - Yellow Jackets' goal by Shealy, assisted by junior attack/midfielder Dillon Dlugosielski (Temperance, Mich. / Bedford)

4:13 - Chatham goal by Rinker, assisted by Lubawy

The Brown and Gold are back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 19 as they travel to Gambier, Ohio to face Kenyon College in a non-conference matchup. The game is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. on the McBride Field.