NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Sophomore Dillon McKeigue (Olmsted Township, Ohio/St. Edwards) broke the single-game points record to lead the Wittenberg men's lacrosse team to a 19-8 win at non-conference foe Westminster on Saturday, capping its 2024 season with a third straight victory.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (8-5 overall), Westminster (10-7 overall)
• Venue: UPMC Sports Complex - New Wilmington, Pa.
• The Tigers have completed their 2024 season, as they will not qualify for the upcoming four-team North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.

Stat Leaders

• McKeigue finished the game with 12 points on nine goals and three assists. His goal and point totals were both career highs. He broke Wittenberg's all-time single-game points record, which had been 11 set by Jeff Mayer in 1990. His nine goals are tied for second all-time in a single game. This marked his sixth hat trick of the season.
• Sophomore Kyle Gould (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) also recorded a hat trick, posting four points on three goals and one assist. This marked his seventh hat trick of the season.
• Junior Connor Matthews (Columbus, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) tallied five points on two goals and three assists.
• Senior Kody Gould (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) posted three points on one goal and two assists.
• Senior Holton Boehmer (Brighton, Mich./Brighton) and juniors Nathan Brown (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) and Blake Roller (New Albany, Ohio/St. Charles) scored one goal each.
• Junior Zach Busby (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) recorded two assists.
• Sophomore Chase Singleton (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) played 45 minutes in goal for the Tigers and recorded nine saves. Freshman Griffin Howell (Whitestown, Ind./Zionsville Community)  played the remaining 15 minutes and recorded five saves.
• Junior Max Benincasa (Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights) and senior Colin Bilbrey (Fishers, Ind./Cathedral) led Wittenberg in caused turnovers with three each.
• Freshman Charlie Frederick (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls) was 9-for-11 on faceoffs for the Tigers.
• Gavin Jones led the Westminster offense with three goals.

The Game

• Wittenberg scored the first seven goals of the game as part of taking a 9-2 lead into the second quarter. McKeigue scored four goals in the period to go with one each from Kody Gould, Kyle Gould, Brown, Roller and Matthews.
• Westminster outscored Wittenberg 4-3 in the second quarter and trailed 12-6 at halftime. McKeigue scored twice more in the period to go with a goal from Kyle Gould.
• The Tigers scored the first three goals of the third quarter, as Boehmer and McKeigue found the back of the net to go with a Westminster own goal. McKeigue answered a Westminster goal with another score to send the Tigers into the fourth up 16-7.
• Kyle Gould, McKeigue and Matthews scored three straight goals to put Wittenberg up 19-7 with 9:07 left in the game, and Westminster capped the scoring with a goal with 56 seconds remaining.
• Wittenberg out-shot Westminster by a 45-43 margin and finished with a 34-29 edge in ground balls. The Tigers forced 21 Westminster turnovers.

Quotes

• Head coach Jay Owen: "It was a great day for lacrosse. We played on an awesome field, and it ended up being bright and sunny and warmer-than-expected day. The Tigers came to play right from the start against a very solid Westminster team. We built some good momentum going into next season."
• Sophomore Dillon McKeigue: "I'm grateful for the win and the opportunity to play lacrosse with my brothers."

Records & Milestones

• Saturday marked the first all-time meeting between Wittenberg and Westminster.
• Eleventh-year head coach Jay Owen is now 73-77 all-time at Wittenberg.
• McKeigue has 48 points on 37 goals and 11 assists this season. He has 93 career points on 64 goals and 29 assists.
• Brown has 46 points on 24 goals and 22 assists this season. He has 95 career points on 51 goals and 44 assists.
• Kyle Gould has 41 points on 35 goals and six assists this season. He has 74 career points on 65 goals and nine assists.
• Kody Gould has 94 career points on 75 goals and 19 assists.
• Singleton has 191 career saves.