Four former Ohio State men’s lacrosse players are on Major League Lacrosse rosters for the 2008 season. A trio of Buckeyes – Kevin Buchanan, Greg Bice and Anthony Kelly - play for the Los Angeles Riptide, while Shaun Lyons is a member of the Philadelphia Barrage.

Following his senior season this year, Buchanan was drafted by the Riptide fifth overall, the highest MLL draft pick in Buckeye history. The 2008 Great Western Lacrosse League Player of the Year and a second-team All-American, Buchanan has played in four games for the Riptide, scoring three goals and adding three assists for six points. He has five groundballs and 20 shots.

Kelly, a Buckeye from 2000-03, is in his third year with Los Angeles. He has seen action in all six games and has won 93-of-191 faceoffs (48.7 percent). He has 28 groundballs and has chipped in two goals.

Bice, a Buckeye from 2001-04, the 2004 GWLL Co-Player of the Year and a two-time All-American (second team 2004, honorable mention 2003), was named to the 2007 MLL Western Conference All-Star team. He has played for the Riptide in all six games this season and has 12 groundballs, along with one goal and four shots. He is in his third year with the Riptide and spent 2004 and ’05 on the Philadelphia roster, seeing action in just one game.

Lyons, a Buckeye from 2001-04 and an honorable mention All-American as a senior, is in his third season in the MLL. He has played in three games for the Barrage this year and has six shots. He played two games for Long Island in 2004 and saw action in three games for Philadelphia in 2007. He began 2008 with Long Island before joining the Barrage.

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Ohio State men’s lacrosse senior attackman Kevin Buchanan was drafted fifth overall in the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft held Wednesday night at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. Buchanan, a second team All-American in 2008, was selected by the Los Angeles Riptide, who already have former Buckeyes Greg Bice (2001-04) and Anthony Kelly (2000-03) on their roster.

Buchanan, a native of Cockeysville, Md., and the 2008 Great Western Lacrosse League Player of the Year, ended his career second all-time in scoring at Ohio State with 175 points. He is fourth in OSU history with 78 career assists and ninth with 97 career goals. He led the Buckeyes in goals (44) and points (76) in 2008 as he earned first-team all-conference honors for the third-consecutive season and ranked in the Top 10 in the NCAA in goals, assists and points per game. Buchanan wrapped up his career on a 46-game point streak, including a 26-game goal-scoring streak.

In 2008, the Buckeyes were 11-6 and reached the quarterfinal round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. The squad, ranked third nationally in scoring offense, shared the GWLL title with a 4-1 mark in conference play.

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For the first time in Ohio State history the Men’s Buckeye Lacrosse team advances into the second round of the NCAA Tournament after a 15-7 win against number 8 ranked Cornell.

This weekend’s game had an unusual but momentous start. Ohio State goalie Stefan Schroder put up the first point of the game by scoring on Cornell minutes into the fist quarter. His goal set a high intensity mindset for his fellow teammates that lasted throughout the entire game.

Stefan’s goal made the number 1 highlight on ESPN’s Sport Center, and the seventh best for the week, along with it holding the spot of “Play of the Day” on CNN.

This Sunday the Buckeyes travel back to Ithaca, NY to take on No. 1 seed Duke in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

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