Matt Ranck

Matt Ranck scored his third goal of the game early in the fourth quarter to give The College of Wooster a one-score lead, but Wittenberg University answered back with two goals during the final three minutes of regulation to upend the Scots 7-6 Saturday afternoon in a men's lacrosse match-up between North Coast Athletic Conference rivals at Springfield, Ohio.

The Scots (6-8, 1-3 NCAC) trailed 5-4 early in the third quarter, and the scored stayed that way for nearly 10 minutes until Ranck rifled in his second goal with 2:02 remaining in the stanza to knot the game at 5-5.

Then, about four minutes into the fourth quarter, Ranck took a feed from Evan Albertson and beat the 'keeper to put the Scots up by one (6-5) with 11:06 to go in regulation.

Wooster almost added to its lead on several occasions, including on a shot by PJ Dallman that clanked off the post with 4:52 left on the clock.

Finally, Wittenberg scored its first goal in over 23 minutes of action, as Andrew Morrison completed his hat trick with a game-tying tally at the 3:00 mark. The Tigers then proceeded to win the ensuing face-off, and after a short possession, Jack Bornhofen pumped in the game-winner.

The Scots led on three occasions on the day, including 1-0, when Mike Perrino scored just 1:23 into the first period, and 4-3 at halftime.

With his hat trick, Ranck now has 42 goals on the season, becoming just the ninth in program history to reach that milestone.

Perrino was Wooster's primary face-off man today, and he went 11-for-16. Defensively, Nick Spittle and Sean Hohan were each credited with two caused turnovers, while goalkeeper Matt Magoon made 11 saves in the setback.

Wooster will look to close the regular season on a high-note with a win at Kenyon College next Saturday at 1 p.m.