Men’s lacrosse team tripped up by Alma, 15-9

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College men's lacrosse team closed out the home portion of its 2018 campaign with a 15-9 loss to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Alma College tonight under the lights at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Alma 15, Olivet 9
Location: Cutler Athletic Complex; Olivet, Mich.
Records: Olivet 1-12 overall, 1-5 MIAA; Alma 7-9 overall, 4-2 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior Cameron Bazin scored the first two goals of the game to put the Comets ahead 2-0 at the 8:23 mark of the opening quarter.
• The Scots responded with three goals in a 57-second span to take their first lead, 3-2.
• Bazin assisted on freshman Casey Petersen's goal to even the score 3-3 at the end of the first quarter.
• After Alma scored the first goal of the second quarter, the Comets tallied the next two goals – the first by Bazin and the second by senior Cullen Haesler – to take the lead back, 5-4.
• The Scots put the final four goals on the scoreboard in the second period to take an 8-5 halftime lead.
• Freshman Kobe Robinson had a pair of man-up goals sandwiched around an Alma goal to cut Olivet's deficit down to two points, 9-7, at the 9:34 mark of the third quarter.
• The Scots scored the next five goals, three to end the third stanza and two to start the fourth quarter, to double up the Comets, 14-7.
• Bazin netted two goals in a 21-second span to make the score 14-9.
• Alma scored the final goal of the game.

FOR THE COMETS

• Bazin led Olivet with six points (five goals and one assist) to go along with 20 shots (nine on-goal).
• Petersen had a goal and two assists for three points.
• Freshman Connor Hamm caused a game-high four turnovers.
• In addition to his goal, Haesler notched a game-best eight ground balls, and caused three turnovers.
• Freshman Jake Steele had six saves while playing all 60 minutes in goal.

FOR THE SCOTS

• Chase Hunyadi had a team-high six points on three goals and three assists.
• Trevor Bailey finished with five points on three goals and two assists.
• David Buchy (two goals, one assist), Austin Irrer (three goals) and Jared Nycz (one goal and two assists) each had three points.
• Bailey topped the team with seven shots.
• Tommy Huckle won 10-of-13 face-offs and scooped-up seven ground balls.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• With his six points, Bazin now has 201 career points in a Comet uniform. He is only the third player in school history to surpass the 200-point plateau. The all-time points scored record is 218 by Dakota Badder from 2013-16, and second is 209 by Nino Minaudo from 2014-17.
• Bazin's assist was his 53rd career helper, which is now tied for fourth all-time at Olivet.

UP NEXT

• Olivet ends the 2018 season Saturday night when it travels to Grand Rapids to play Calvin College at 7:30 p.m.