(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College men's lacrosse team opened their 2025 season Monday night at home in Williams Stadium against the Hanover College Panthers. They fell behind early and couldn't make the comeback in a 15-5 loss to fall to 0-1 to start their campaign.

Wilmington fell behind 6-0 after the first period of action, having taken six shots in the quarter with several on goal. Their first goal of the season came with 9:30 remaining in the half from freshman Caleb Mann on an assist from Garrett Reigelsperger to cut the lead to 7-1. Reigelsperger added a goal of his own later in the quarter from Tyler Cunningham, as the score was 9-2 at the break.

The Quakers next goal came on an unassisted strike from captain Nick Roca with 9:23 remaining in the third quarter. The final tallies of the game came from Mann on an assist from Zach Swearingen and Reigelsperger picked up a second goal in the fourth from Mann.

Notables

• Caleb Mann and Garrett Reigelsperger both scored a pair of goals for the Quakers.
• Nick Roca added one goal for Wilmington.
• Four Quakers had one assist in the game.
• Reigelsperger had a game-high 13 shots, while Mann and Roca both shot it 12 times.
• Mann had a game-high nine shots on goal.
• Colin McLaughlin had a team-high five ground balls, while three Quakers picked up four ground balls.
• McLaughlin caused a pair of turnovers.
• Freshman Noah Pressman won 11 face offs.
• Cody Everly made 10 saves in goal.
• The Quakers out shot the Panthers 48-42, had more ground balls (27-23), and won more face offs (13-11).

What's Up Next
The Quakers have over a week off before their next game on Wednesday, February 19th at 7:00 P.M. against the Anderson University (IN) Ravens at home in Williams Stadium.