Coyne-Led Wooster Overwhelms Oberlin in Third Quarter En Route to 16-6 Win

Behind a career-high six goals and seven points from Pat Coyne, The College of Wooster coasted past host Oberlin College 16-6 in North Coast Athletic Conference men's lacrosse action Thursday under the lights at Fred Shults Field.

Coyne's big day began with an assist on the game's first score 1:37 into the action and also included two first-half goals, however, Wooster (6-4, 1-1 NCAC) found itself ahead of Oberlin (1-8, 0-4 NCAC) by just 6-4 at the halftime break.

It remained a two-score margin until around the midway point of the third quarter, when the Fighting Scots suddenly broke it wide open. Over a 6:50 stretch, they exploded for seven unanswered goals, including three in a row for Coyne from the 6:29 to the 3:39 marks. Also of note, Dan MacVarish scored once and assisted on three during that critical stretch.

With Wooster leading 13-4, the fourth quarter became a mere formality as the Scots eventually sewed up the 10-goal victory.

Coyne, a junior midfielder who had recorded the third hat trick of his career in the team's previous game, netted the six goals on 13 shots and he also collected three groundballs. MacVarish, another junior, also finished with a career-high as he totaled up five points on two goals and three assists.

Also for the Scots, Tim Lee and Mark Weschler contributed three-point outings and Chris Gatsch matched Lee's goal tally of two. Weschler had one goal and two assists.

Wooster net-minder Corey McGann made 11 saves, including eight in the first half, before being pulled for the last six minutes of action.

The schedule continues for the Scots next Saturday when they host Wittenberg University (7-3, 1-2 NCAC) at 1 p.m.