WC’s Austin Young grabs All-OAC honors for the first time in his career

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), announced their Men's Lacrosse All-Conference teams Wednesday morning and Austin Young was an Honorable Mention for Wilmington. This is the first All-Conference honor of Young's career.

Young (Mason, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy) started 16 of the 17 games for the Quakers this season on attack. He was second on the team with 17 goals and 42 ground balls. 

Young was third on the team with 20 points, 38 shots on goal, and three man-up goals. He was tied for third with 69 shots. Young dished out three assists, caused 10 turnovers and won one faceoff for Wilmington.

Young finished the season with five multi-goal games and had one game at Mount St. Joseph University on Feb. 21, where he scored five goals. He also had five multi-point games, one game with multiple assists, and two games with multiple caused turnovers.

Young completed his Quakers career with 57 goals, 22 assists, 79 points, 123 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers.

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