Gerald Logan played terrific with 19 saves, but Michigan fell short of a road upset of Ohio State. Mazie Hyams/Daily Down by only one with 13:50 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Michigan men’s lacrosse team (0-3 Big Ten, 3-8 overall) was in position for a possible upset. The Wolverines were on the road against Ohio State — a team they had never beaten — playing in front of about 55,000 fans at Ohio Stadium in the Showdown at the Shoe. Playing before the Ohio State football team’s spring game, the lacrosse teams faced off, and many fans showed up early to cheer on the lacrosse team. Unfortunately for Michigan, though, one goal was as close it got in a 10-7 loss to the Buckeyes. Two minutes after the Wolverines’ sixth goal cut the lead to one, things began to go awry for Michigan when Ohio State responded, making it 7-5. The game was still in reach, but Michigan couldn’t afford to let up another. Soon after the Buckeyes’ seventh goal, they found the back of the net for their eighth. Things continued to get worse for the Wolverines, as Ohio State scored the next two goals to take a 10-5 lead with four minutes remaining, all but etching an “L” in the record books for Michigan. Michigan coach John Paul didn’t think the problems were exclusively rooted in the fourth quarter. “It was the mistakes we made in the second and third quarter, where maybe we could have created some separation in the game, and we didn’t,” Paul said. The Wolverines started off strong, despite giving up an early goal…
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