GRANVILLE, Ohio (April 20, 2024) – Luke Fisher's Senior Day will be one for the memory books as he became Denison University men's lacrosse's all-time career points leader. Meanwhile, the Big Red hosted the College of Wooster and earned a 23-6 victory over the Fighting Scots.
Fisher finished with four goals and four assists against the Fighting Scots and etched his name into the record books with his assist on a goal by Liam Gillard with 12:31 left in the third quarter. Fisher is a two-time North Coast Athletic Conference player of the Year who made his mark as a freshman by earning All-American honors. That season, Fisher led Denison to his first of three straight NCAC Championships and has since wreaked havoc on opposing defenses. As good as he is at scoring the ball, he is equally as good at setting up his teammates. He leads the Big Red in both goals scored (56) and assists (31) this season and has amassed 158 goals and 129 assists in his four years. With a grand total of 287 points, Fisher surpasses Liam Rooney's (2014-17) previous record of 282 points (120 goals; 162 assists).
In addition to Fisher, it was Senior Day for Nate Kay, Jack Chace, Jack Sload, Andrew Randall, Ethan Rice, Brooks Crowley, Clyde Bresnahan, Nick Vance, Sam Wadsworth and Owen O'Neill.
Denison trailed 2-0 six minutes in in this one before one of the seniors, Vance, got the Big Red onto the scoreboard with an assist by Fisher with 8:18 on the clock in the opening period.
Jack Hines scored twice in the final six minutes of the first quarter on assists by Fisher and Kay to give the Big Red a 2-1 lead after one quarter, and then Kay scored the opening goal of the second quarter as Denison scored the first six goals of the second period.
After a goal by Fisher with 5:05 left before halftime to tie the record, the final goal of Denison's 9-0 run came as Grant Larson won the faceoff and took it himself and scored in just six seconds. It was the third game in a row with a goal for Larson.
Starting with Wooster's goal to take a 2-0 lead six minutes into the game and ending with a goal with 6:34 left in the fourth quarter, the Denison defense held the Fighting Scots to just one goal for over a 47-minute span.
Behind Fisher's team leading eight points, Kay (4 goals; 3 assists) finished with seven points, Tommy Quinson (2 goals; 3 assists) had five points, and Vance (3 goals; 1 assists) and Hines (4 goals) both had four points.
It was a career-high in goals for Hines while Kay tied his career-high in points. In addition, Vance recorded his first-career hat trick while Gillard scored his first-career two-goal game.
As a team, Denison tied its season-highs in shot attempts (66) and man-up goals (5).
Colin MacLean was 10-for-12 on the faceoff while Larson was 8-for-12. O'Neill finished with three caused turnovers, Quinson added eight groundballs to his stat line, and Andrew Albert finished with nine saves and matched his season-high with a .750 save percentage.
In addition to improving to 11-5 overall and 7-0 in the NCAC, the win also represented Denison's 15th straight against Wooster (10-5 overall, 4-2 NCAC) since the 2011 season.
Denison will have a chance to win the NCAC Championship in its regular-season finale next weekend as the Big Red head to Ohio Wesleyan University (10-3 overall, 6-0 NCAC) starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 27.
Senior Day Recap (Stats entering Saturday):
These seniors have gone a combined 51-16 together, have won each of the last three North Coast Athletic Conference regular-season championships and NCAC tournament championships, and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in both 2022 and 2023.
Midfielder Clyde Bresnahan has appeared in 50 games in his career and has totaled 51 goals, 11 assists, 38 groundballs and 11 caused turnovers. Bresnahan was named Second-Team All-NCAC in his junior season after starting in 16 of his 17 games, scoring 19 goals and adding six assists. Earlier this season, he scored a career-high four goals in Denison's 19-5 win over Baldwin Wallace (Feb. 28).
Midfielder Jack Chace has appeared in 53 games in his career and has started in 14 of 15 games as a senior. Over the course of his career, Chace has totaled 29 goals, 10 assists and 28 groundballs.
Defenseman Brooks Crowley has appeared in 60 games in his career, and has started in each of his 56 games played over the last three seasons. He has totaled 89 groundballs, 65 caused turnovers, four goals and two assists in his career and ranks second on the team with 18 caused turnovers so far this season. Crowley was a USILA Honorable Mention All-American and a First-Team All-NCAC selection in both 2022 and 2023.
Attackman Luke Fisher has started in all 65 games he has appeared in throughout his career and has totaled 154 goals, 125 assists, 131 groundballs and 30 caused turnovers. As a senior, Fisher has already scored a career-high 52 goals while also leading the team with 27 assists, and has recorded a career-high in groundballs with 42. With 279 career points, Fisher is now just three points away from tying Liam Rooney's all-time program record of 282 points. In his freshman year, Fisher was named both the NCAC Newcomer of the Year and the NCAC Offensive Player of the Year, and was a USILA Honorable Mention All-American. In his sophom*ore year, he was named Second-Team All-NCAC while in his junior season, he was named the NCAC's Offensive Player of the Year for the second time in his career and earned Honorable Mention All-American status by both the USILA and USA Lacrosse Magazine.
Attackman Nate Kay has appeared in 67 games in his career with 43 starts, and has started in all 15 games as a senior. He has totaled 113 goals, 40 assists, 73 groundballs and 14 caused turnovers in his career. This season, he has scored 33 goals while ranking second on the team with 12 assists. Kay was named First-Team All-NCAC in his sophom*ore year.
Long stick midfielder Owen O'Neill has appeared in 64 games in his career, and has totaled 151 groundballs, 48 caused turnovers, four goals and two assists. O'Neill was named First-Team All-NCAC in his sophom*ore season while in his junior season, he was named First-Team All-NCAC again and was a USILA Honorable Mention All-American.
Midfielder Andrew Randall has appeared in 24 games in his career, including a career-high 12 games as a senior. He scored a goal in his freshman season and has had 18 groundballs and six caused turnovers in his career, including career-bests of 13 groundballs and four caused turnovers this season.
Long stick midfielder Ethan Rice has appeared in 24 games in his career, including a career-high 10 games as a senior, and has totaled 18 career groundballs.
Midfielder Jack Sload has appeared in 49 games in his career and has totaled 67 groundballs, 20 caused turnovers, six goals and five assists, and he has matched his career-highs with two goals and two assists so far this season while also producing a career-best with 29 groundballs.
Midfielder Nick Vance has appeared in 55 games in his career and has started in 13 of 15 games as a senior. Vance has totaled 23 goals, 12 assists, 82 groundballs and 12 caused turnovers in his career. As a senior, he has recorded career-highs in goals with 15 and assists with seven.
Faceoff specialist Sam Wadsworth has appeared in 23 games in his career, including eight as a senior, and has totaled 26 groundballs while winning 64 of 96 faceoffs throughout his career for a 66.7 winning percentage. This season, he is 16-for-30 on faceoffs. He has also scored three career goals.
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