April 13, 2008 - UA BEATS OLENTANGY, COFFMAN NEXT

The nationally ranked Upper Arlington Golden Bears remained unbeaten Saturday night with a first-ever win over Olentangy, 14-4, handing the Braves their first loss of the year in five games.

The game was the Bears inaugural varsity match-up with Olentangy which fell victim to a productive UA offense that
found scoring from 11 different players including close defenseman Jon VandeWerken.

"I was pretty pleased with the way we dispered the ball," said UA Head Coach Ted Wolford, who has won 10 state
titles in 16 years as the Golden Bear boss. "We played pretty well except for some man down goals. Adam (Donahue) led
us with three goals and I think we showed a real unselfish attitude on offense."

The Bears played 37 out of the 38 players on the roster. Senior captain Alex Benedick had 7 saves in the game while
junior Teddy Dugger had one.

The development of the 2008 Bears continues to be a work in process. "We're getting better and there have been
a lot of coaching situations and teaching opportunities along the way," said Wolford. "It's an on-going process with kids
that haven't really been in every situation yet."

This year's team is ranked 15th nationally in the STX/Inside Lacrosse poll and carries that target into every game
though Wolford discounts the accuracy of such polls this early in the season. "Early in the year those are distractions.
Those rankings went on the board before we ever chose our team. As long as we are working hard...I'm concerned
with the way we're playing."

The Bears are 4-0 and gear up for conference and regional opponent Dublin Coffman Wednesday night at Marv Moorehead Stadium.

The Shamrocks are 4-2 on the season including two out of three wins on a season-opening road trip to Nashville, Tennessee. Since returning, Coffman has beaten Hilliard Davidson, 11-4, lost to Worthington Kilbourne, 16-7 and defeated Pittsburgh Central Catholic, 4-2 on Saturday night.

"Obviously this is an OCC game and a regional opponent," added Wolford. "It's important that we keep those records intact. This will be more of a test for us."