Men’s lacrosse split the weekend in the Midwest Lacrosse Classic, falling Friday to No. 20 Ohio State 12-6 and downing Detroit Mercy Sunday 8-6.
“I just told the guys in the locker room, ‘We’ve set the bar so high for this program, and rightfully so,'” head coach Joe Amplo said. “That expectation is a good thing and a bad thing. I think we’re starting to feel that a bit. It’s hard for those guys. There’s external expectation. There’s internal expectation. That’s a tough thing to manage as an 18 to 22-year old kid.”
The loss to Ohio State was the second straight to a top-20 opponent, and poor second halves doomed the team in both games.