Written by Athletic Communications Student Assistant Cody Duckworth '27

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Baldwin Wallace University men's lacrosse team lost to Illinois Wesleyan University despite a late push from the Yellow Jackets. A big second quarter from the Titans propelled them to a 15-11 win.
 
Baldwin Wallace (4-3) was led by junior attack/midfield Noah Dodgion (Hilliard / Davidson) who had three goals and two assists. Senior attack/midfield Bennet Trout (Pickerington / North), senior attack/midfield Ian Shealy (Westerville / Central) and senior Men's Yellow Jacket of the Week Reichen Geiselhart (Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley) each had two goals. Both BW goalies, junior AJ Schultz (Mukwonago, Wis.) and sophomore Aidan Malone (Canal Winchester) tallied four saves each.
 
Illinois Wesleyan (5-2) was led by junior attack Timothy McHugh who had five goals and three assists on the night. Sophomore goalkeeper Jaymeson Zackery had 19 saves and a .633 save percentage
 
1^st Quarter (BW 4-3)

• Illinois Wesleyan opened the scoring through a goal by McHugh
• BW scored the last three goals of the quarter to take the lead into the break
• The Yellow Jackets outshot the Titans 20-4

 
2^nd Quarter (IWU 11-6)

• The Titans outscored BW 8-2
• Dodgion notched a goal and an assist in the quarter
• IWU won six of the ten faceoffs in the quarter

 
3^rd Quarter (IWU 13-7)

• Junior attack/midfield Paxton Allison (Redondo Beach, Calif. / St. John Bosco) scored the lone BW goal
• Zackery tallied seven saves for the Titans
• BW won the ground ball battle, 11-7

 
4^th Quarter (IWU 15-11)

• BW had four different goalscorers in the quarter, Trout, Dodgion, Geiselhart, and Shealy
• BW outshout IWU 16-7
• Junior face-off specialist Evan Vetter (Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley) went 5-for-6 in face-offs in the quarter

 
Up Next:

• The Yellow Jackets travel to Adrian, Michigan to take on Adrian College at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18 at Docking Stadium.