*Story by Alex Trevino

MUSKINGUM, Ohio - The Wilmington College men's lacrosse team netted seven goals in a 16-7 defeat at Muskingum University in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) action on Wednesday evening.

Quaker freshman Dawson Taylor scored the first goal of the night and his third goal of the season midway through the first quarter. Austin Bondurant added a second goal with the help of a Jacob Snyder assist with three minutes to go in the first quarter. Muskingum scored five in the opening frame and took a 5-2 lead into the second quarter. 

Wilmington would not score again until the third quarter when freshman Andrew Chevrette scored twice in the span of two minutes to bring the score to 11-4 in favor of Muskingum. Fighting to the end, Jacob Snyder scored two fourth quarter goals. Garrett Murrell also scored for the Quakers in the fourth quarter. Muskingum would go on to win the game by a final score of 16-7.

Up next, the Quakers will face Heidelberg University on the road at 1 p.m. on Saturday.