RICHMOND, Indiana – Earlham College men's lacrosse battled hard in a bid to chase down visiting Wilmington College (Ohio), but the Maroon and White fell short of its goal in a 10-7 loss to the Ohio Quakers on Wednesday night at Darrell Beane Stadium.

FINAL SCORE: Wilmington (Ohio) 10, Earlham 7
LOCATION: Richmond, Indiana (Darrell Beane Stadium)
RECORDS: Earlham 0-2 / Wilmington (Ohio) 3-0

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Earlham jumped on the scoreboard first with a goal by Sam Sargent just 1:59 into the game, off an assist from Dan O'Donnell.
• Wilmington rattled off the next six goals, including three by Andrew Miller, to take a 6-1 lead at the 5:54 mark of the second quarter.
• Earlham closed the second quarter with an unassisted score by Sargent with 4:51 remaining in the half, cutting the margin to 6-2 at the intermission.
• After a Wilmington goal extended the Ohio Quakers' lead to 7-2, Earlham got back-to-back goals from Sargent and O'Donnell to pull to within three, 7-4, with 7:48 showing in the third quarter.
• Wilmington and Earlham traded goals in the back-half of the third quarter, and the Maroon and White went into the final stanza still trailing by three, 8-5.
• Another Wilmington goal early in the fourth stretched the WC lead to 9-5. However, Earlham answered with goals from Cole Burrell and Joel Dominguez to get the Maroon and White to within two, 9-7, with 7:24 remaining.
• Wilmington tacked on its final goal with 6:16 remaining on a strike by Jadon Flannery.

QUICK FACTS

• Sargent finished with three goals and two assists for five points, while O'Donnell charted two goals and one assist for three points. Dominguez and Burrell each had one goal.
• Jacob Cope tallied 14 saves in the Earlham goal on 24 shots faced, while Wilmington goalie Jeremy Hatton also logged 10 saves.
• Wilmington outshot Earlham, 48-24. The ground ball battle was much more competitive during the game, with Wilmington picking up 36 to Earlham's 32.
• Andrew Miller paced Wilmington with three goals and Jadon Flannery finished with two goals and three assists for five points.
• The 10-7 score in a loss marked the closest margin and the fewest goals allowed in a loss by Earlham men's lacrosse in the history of the third-year program.

WHAT'S NEXT

Earlham men's lacrosse returns to action on Saturday, March 7, when it hosts Adrian College at Darrell Beane Stadium. Game time is slated for 12:00 p.m.