BEREA, Ohio – The Capital University men's lacrosse team made their way north on Saturday to the campus of Baldwin Wallace University for a matchup with the OAC-leading Yellow Jackets. The game would have big playoff implications as the two squads were separated by just two games heading into the day, the Comets also in a battle with John Carroll and Ohio Northern for the second seed. A tough defensive battle led to a very low scoring game that unfortunately did not fall in Capital's favor, BW winning 8-3.

Capital drops to 9-4 overall, 4-2 in the OAC, and fourth on the conference table. 

Baldwin Wallace remains as number one at 13-2 overall and 7-0 in conference play. 

Things were relatively even in the early going with both teams getting on the board in the first quarter, Baldwin Wallace leading 2-1 after the first 15 minutes. Mason Spaulding was the goal-scorer for the Comets. A scoreless second quarter for Capital allowed BW to increase their advantage by one and head into the half up 3-1. 

Baldwin Wallace would go up 4-1 in the opening minutes of the second half, followed by a quick comeback effort from the Comets as Jack Kilgallon and Charlie Howenstine scored back-to-back goals to bring it to a one goal game. The Yellow Jackets put in another before the quarter's end, 5-3. Another scoreless quarter would keep the Comets from getting any closer, BW winding up with three goals to bring the game to a 8-3 final. 

THE NUMBERS
The three goal scorers for the Comets were Mason Spaulding, Charlie Howenstine, and Jack Kilgallon. Each recorded one ground ball as well. Spaulding added a caused turnover. 

Freddy Noday collected the most ground balls on the team with four as well as taking the brunt of the face-off duties, winning 7-of-14. 

The caused turnover game was led by Dylan Comella who had two as well as two ground balls. 

The rest of the GBs were grabbed by Gino Nave (3), Drew Bolen (3), James Howenstine, Aiden Manning, Jake Belt, Sam McInturf, and Kyle Wallace. 

Coming up with the remaining CTs were Ethan Adkins, Dom Rocco, and Manning. 
McInturf patrolled the cage, making 18 saves in the loss. 

UP NEXT
The Comets will hit the road for a final time on Saturday, April 22 as they travel to Ohio Northern for a 1:00 p.m. game.