Baldwin Wallace University

Written by Athletic Communications Student Assistant Maggie Gibson '28
 
BEREA, Ohio - The top-seeded Baldwin Wallace University men's lacrosse team, led by Head Coach Tony Tatro, was defeated by the second-seeded Ohio Northern University Polar Bears by a score of 7-15 in the Ohio Athletic Conference championship game at home on Tressel Field inside George Finnie Stadium.  
 
BW (14-5, 8-0 OAC) was led in goals by All-Ohio Athletic Conference junior attack/midfielder Noah Dodgion (Hilliard/Davidson), who scored three goals for the Yellow Jackets. BW was also led by senior All-OAC attack/midfield Reichen Geiselhart (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley), who scored two goals. Junior All-OAC attack/midfield Paxton Allison (Redondo Beach, Calif./St. John Bosco), had one goal and three assists for the brown and gold, and senior All-OAC attack/midfielder Jake Koonmen (Fairport, N.Y.) had one goal. In goal for BW, junior Academic All-OAC goalkeeper AJ Schultz (Mukwonago, Wis.) had three saves, and sophomore goalkeeper Aidan Malone (Canal Winchester) had 11 saves.  

ONU (14-6, 7-1 OAC) was led by Cooper Mulligan and Jack Chaney, who both scored three goals.   

2026 OAC All-Tournament Team Honorees

• From BW: Dodgion, junior All-OAC face-off specialist Evan Vetter (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley), and Allison. 
• From ONU: Rudy DeFilippis, Ryan Frech, Peyton Lich, and the MVP from ONU, Jack Chaney.

 
1^st Quarter (BW 4-2) 

• Ohio Northern started the day off with the first goal, but the Yellow Jackets soon responded with a goal by Allison. 
• BW scored four goals. 
• Dodgion scored two back-to-back goals to set the Yellow Jackets in the lead for the first quarter. 
• The Yellow Jackets won the faceoff battle by a margin of 5-2. 
• BW had 14 shots with 10 on goal. 
• The Yellow Jackets earned 13 ground balls. 

 
2^nd Quarter (ONU 6-5) 

• After three goals from the Polar Bears, the Yellow Jackets answered with 40 seconds left in the quarter, with a goal from Dodgion, his 66^th of the season.  
• The Yellow Jackets had seven shots with one on goal. 
• BW earned four ground balls. 

 
3^rd Quarter (ONU 11-6) 

• The Yellow Jackets earned four ground balls. 
• BW scored one goal – Geiselhart assisted by senior OAC Offensive Player of the Year Bennet Trout (Pickerington/North). 
• BW had 10 shots with 2 on goal. 

 
4^th Quarter (ONU 15-7) 

• The Yellow Jackets scored one goal, by Koonmen.
• BW had nine shots with four on goal.   
• Ohio Northern had two faceoff wins compared to BW's four.  

 
Men's lacrosse finished the 2026 season with a record of 14-6 overall and 8-0 in OAC play to be named the OAC Regular Season Champions.