DELAWARE, Ohio - The Walsh Cavaliers men's lacrosse stepped away from conference play on Tuesday (March 23) as they headed south to take on the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University. The Cavaliers fell short to the Bishops 17-7 on the road on Tuesday. 

Score: Ohio Wesleyan 17, Walsh 7
Location: Delaware, Ohio (Selby Stadium)
Records: Ohio Wesleyan 1-0, Walsh 1-4

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ohio Wesleyan scored four straight goals in the first seven minutes of the game before Sully Dowling got Walsh on the board with 3:45 left in the first quarter. Walsh trailed 6-1 after one quarter. The Bishops struck first in the second quarter with a goal 90 seconds in. Brent Mitchell scored a man-up goal at the halfway point of the quarter, assisted by Colby Bowman. Dowling scored his second goal in the final two minutes as Ohio Wesleyan led 10-3 at halftime. Marcus Brown opened the third quarter scoring three minutes in and Ohio Wesleyan ended the quarter with a 5-0 run and a 15-4 lead going to the fourth. Walsh outscored Ohio Wesleyan 3-2 in the fourth quarter as Brown, Bowman and Kevin McMahon all scored on assists from Roman Smoot and Mitchell. The final score was 17-7 in favor of the Bishops. 

FOR THE CAVALIERS

• Marcus Brown and Sully Dowling each had two goals for the Cavaliers. 
• Colby Bowman and Brent Mitchell tallied two points - one goal and one assist each. 
• Jake Cieszynski won 11 faceoffs with seven groundballs.
• Kyle Lacey caused two turnovers and grabbed four groundballs. 
• Patrick Cuddihy faced 32 shots while making 15 saves. 

FOR THE BATTLING BISHOPS

• Henry Hasenberg had six points on five goals and one assist to lead Ohio Wesleyan. Sean Gellen and Jack Damon both had three scores each. 

BEHIND THE NUMBERS 

• Ohio Wesleyan won the categories of shots (52-25), ground balls (26-17), clears (19-13) and faceoffs (19-11)

NEXT UP

• Walsh will resume conference play next Wednesday (March 31) against Davis & Elkins at home. The game is scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM. 

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