Ravens Top Presidents in OT Thriller

The Anderson University men's lacrosse team (3-5) tops Washington & Jefferson (1-5) in overtime by a score of 9-8 on Wednesday in Anderson.

COACH JACOB ASHTON'S COMMENTS

• Proud of our men who overcame some adversity in 3rd quarter and found a way to win.
• Great to have Kenny Bentley back at the X
• We created some turnovers in the ride, which led to goals, and multiple guys made plays, which we needed.
• Abram Zimmerman put together an all-around solid performance switching between midfield and Long stick defense contributing a hat trick on offense and a few caused turnovers on defense.
• I thought defensively, we played well all around, but we need to do a better job of taking care of the ball in the clearing game, as we played too much defense in spurts.
• Mason Bratcher switched back to defense and then came in at attack to put 2 goals in when we needed them.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first quarter ended tied at 3 after Abram Zimmerman intercepted a pass and put the ball into the empty net
• The half ended with the Ravens up 5-4, with Will Harriman and Rick Kaufman coming up with goals
• The Ravens struggled to get anything going in the 3rd quarter, allowing three goals and allowing 11 shots
• Anderson came back and tied it at seven. Then, both teams traded goals to end regulation tied at eight
• In overtime, Anderson won the opening faceoff and took a shot in the first minute, which was stopped by the President's goalie. However, Mason Bratcher forced a turnover and less than 30 seconds later scored the winning goal!
• Wash. & Jeff. cleared successfully 15-of-18 (83.3 percent), while Anderson was successful on 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) of clears
• The Ravens won the faceoff battle, coming up with 12-of-20 (60.0 percent)
• Anderson was outshot 42-26, but outshot Wash. & Jeff. 3-0 in overtime

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Abram Zimmerman – 3 Goals, 7 Shots, 6 Ground balls, 3 Caused Turnovers
• Mason Bratcher – 2 Goals, 4 Shots, 1 Ground ball, 3 Caused Turnovers
• Rick Kaufman – 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 6 Shots, 2 Ground balls
• Robert Okougbo – 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 3 Shots, 1 Ground ball, 1 Caused Turnover
• Will Harriman – 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 1 Shot
• Lars Kiefer – 1 Goal, 2 Shots, 2 Ground balls
• Kenny Bentley – 2 Shots, 10 Ground balls
• Travis Moon – 1 Shot, 1 Ground ball, 1 Caused Turnover
• Justin Bemis – 4 Ground balls, 2 Caused Turnovers
• Bryce Johnson – 2 Ground balls, 2 Caused Turnovers
• Spencer Pruden – Win (3-5), 15 Saves, 8 Goals Against, 3 Ground balls, 1 Caused Turnover

UP NEXT

The Ravens hit the road once again to take on Alma College (0-6) on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Alma, Mich. This is the first-ever meeting between Anderson and Alma.