*Story by Alex Trevino

WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College men's lacrosse team hosted the Marietta College Pioneers on a windy Saturday afternoon at Williams Stadium. The Pioneers defeated the Quakers by a final score of 13-2 to improve to 3-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play.

The Quakers were without their leading scorer, Justen Shaw, for the second game in a row.. The first quarter was fiercely fought as Nate Neal and Colton Abate gave the Pioneers a 2-0 lead early, but Garrett Murrell stepped up and knocked down a shot cutting the deficit to one. Unfortunately for the hosts, this was as close as the score would get. Marietta scored 10 unanswered goals stretching the lead to 11 at the start of the fourth quarter. Andy Kathman would take the ball coast to coast and score an unassisted goal in the fourth making the final score 13-2 in favor of the Pioneers. 

Cody Everly saved 13 shots for the Quakers. Wilmington's Garrett Murrell scored his 18th goal of the season. Colton Abate scored four goals for Marietta. Connor Ficke scored two goals and three assists for the Pioneers.

Wilmington was outshot 50-17. The Quakers struggled to handle the weather and turned the ball over 37 times to Marietta's 20.

Up next, Wilmington will play Ohio Northern University at home on Wednesday. First face-off is slated for 7 p.m.