Welcome to The Ohio State University Men's Lacrosse Club webpage. We are members of the National College Lacrosse League (NCLL). The Buckeyes Season continues to roll on. The team returned from spring break ready to play Miami of Ohio. After falling behind 4-0 early in the first quarter, senior defenseman Daryle Mosby changed the tempo of the game with a huge hit on a ground ball that turned into an OSU goal. Only trailing by a score of 5-4 at the half, the Bucks turned up the heat and went on a 6-2 scoring run. Goalie Jason Friedman came up big with 17 saves, and the Long Stick Middies controlled the face offs in the second half. Final Score OSU 11 Miami 7. Things would change for the Buckeyes only one week later as they faced one of the nations best, Ohio University. After keeping the game close for the entire first half, OSU gave up 4 unanswered goals to end the half trailing 8-4. The Buckeyes made a valiant effort in cutting the lead to 8-6, but that would be all. Ohio closed the game with 3 more goals to win 11-6. Once again the Buckeyes would have a chance to prove that they are one of the elite teams in the NCLL. Travelling to the Kent State Tournament on April 10th-11th. The team started with a lackluster performance against NCLL newcomer Kentucky. After four sloppy quarters of lacrosse the Bucks went on to win 7-3. In the second round the team would face Akron. A team on the uprise. The Buckeyes took a commanding 7-0 lead at the half. That lead allowed the team to play some of its first year players Scott Groghan, Craig Weilland and Mike Cohen. Buckeyes 11 Akron 2. In the semifinals the team would face a scrappy Toledo team. After leading by 3 goals, the Buckeyes found themselves in a dogfight. They managed to pull out yet another victory 6-5. They would face Akron again for the Championship. The score was tied 2-2 at the half with the buckeyes only taking 7 shots. Things would change fast at the beginning of the second half when Super Soph Gavin Mosby(Tourney MVP) put in 2 of his 4 goals. The buckeyes never looked back. Final Score OSU 11 Akron 4. On April 14th, with the season on the line and a playoff birth at stake, the Buckeyes would face an Undefeated Dayton team. After a jersey mix up( Now I know how Sconnie Penn feels) The Buckeyes came out on fire. Gavin Mosby, Idin Pirasteh and George Lee led the Buckeyes to a 6-2 halftime lead. The biggest stat of the first half wasn't the scoring. OSU led Dayton in groundballs 17-6. The Buckeyes thwrarted all of Daytons challenges on route to an 11-6 Victory. The win gave OSU a second place finish in the NCLL Midwest Division and a wild card birth in the NCLL playoffs. The teams record at this point is 8 and 1. GO BUCKS

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