*Story by Alex Trevino
WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Mount Union Purple Raiders are coming to town on Saturday for an Ohio Athletic Conference match against our Fightin' Quaker's men's lacrosse team. First faceoff is set for 1:00.
The Teams: Wilmington and Mount Union. Wilmington (3-9, 0-5) has had its share of offensive woes lately as they battle through a spate of injuries and will look to create more scoring opportunities on Saturday. Mount Union (5-7, 2-3) is on a two game winning streat after they had a rough start to the OAC season losing their first three matches before winning the next two.
The Coaches: Garyck Todd enters his second season as Wilmington's head men's lacrosse coach in 2023. The 2016 WC alumnus was a four-year member of the program and was a part of the team's first winning season (9-7) in 2015. Perella is in his first year as head coach at Mount Union. He was the Offensive Coordinator at Baldwin Wallace previously and coached 2 USILA All-Americans, three All-Region players and was the OAC Regular Season Champion last year.
The Players: Justen Shaw, a senior for the Quakers, has scored 23 goals this season and contributed 9 assists. Garrett Murrell, another Quaker senior, has had several strong outings scoring 19 goals and contributing 10 assists. Logan Gebhart has scored 38 goals and 19 assists for the Purple Raiders.
Series History: Wilmington is 0-10 all time against Mount Union. More information on the series history can be viewed by visiting the link above.
Social Media: Wilmington athletics is represented on Facebook (Wilmington College Athletics), Twitter (@DubCQuakers) and Instagram (@DubCQuakers). Follow all the happenings of Wilmington College on social media by using the hashtag "#WeAreDubC".
Coverage: Live statistics and live video of the game will be available – visit the link above.
Up Next: Wilmington will travel to Muskingum Wednesday for a 7:00 match vs the Muskies.
