Ohio Northern vs. John Carroll

 Matt Wilder, your lacrosse student-athlete with this week’s blog. Today I will be talking about our game

against John Carroll. This was an important game because John Carroll generally finishes first in the OAC.

If we beat them, we essentially become the best team in the league. Our coaches chose to have us stay

the night before on this trip so that we could be well rested and healthy. After practice on Friday, we

headed to our hotel and arrived at 10:30 p.m. The plan was to give us some time to relax and eat before

going to bed. Sleep was not what I got that night because my housemates were my actual roommate

and our next-door neighbor. This arrangement was doomed from the start and we probably got to bed

only around 1:00 a.m. Unfortunately, one of my roommates lost his tie and the other forgot to bring his

full suit when we woke. This is a huge deal, because when we don't all match in our suit and tie before a

game, our coach becomes furious and will not let that person play. The bus was completely silent as we

left the hotel, but once we were on the field, everyone was ready to go. The game started off with a

little back and forth, but it soon became clear that the referees were making terrible calls. This made it

difficult for our squad to get into a rhythm, and we had to fight back to keep the game close. After

halftime, things started to fall apart. The defense wore down because they were exhausted from playing

the entire game without stopping, while our offense was trying to do too much and just had an off

game. As a result, we finished with a 14-6 loss. Fortunately, our coach was not angry, but he did make it

a point to that it all starts with the little things, like a tie and it is the little things that determine whether

we win or lose games.

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