2018 Ohio Machine season

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2018 Ohio Machine
League Major League Lacrosse
2018 record3-11
General ManagerBear Davis
CoachBear Davis
Arena Fortress Obetz
  2017
2019  

The 2018 Ohio Machine season is the seventh season for the Ohio Machine of Major League Lacrosse. The reigning champion Machine come into the year looking to repeat as Steinfeld Cup Champions. They would be the first team since the Chesapeake Bayhawks in 2012 and 2013 to do so.

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The Machine opened their title defense on April 29 with a historic output from Marcus Holman, who scored a league record 11 goals in a 25-13 victory over the New York Lizards. [1] The team took a hard fall, though, losing ten of their last 11 games and finishing with a league-worst 3-11 record.

Offseason

Regular season

Transactions

Schedule

Regular season

DateOpponentStadiumResultAttendanceRecord
April 29 New York Lizards Fortress ObetzW 25-133,3471-0
May 5 Charlotte Hounds Fortress ObetzL 10-142,4781-1
May 12 Dallas Rattlers Fortress ObetzW 14-122,0682-1
May 26at Charlotte Hounds American Legion Memorial Stadium L 12-141,2672-2
June 2at Chesapeake Bayhawks Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 8-133,1542-3
June 7at Denver Outlaws Sports Authority Field at Mile High L 6-176,3882-4
June 9Chesapeake BayhawksFortress ObetzL 12-152,8652-5
June 16at Dallas Rattlers The Ford Center at The Star L 16-173,0112-6
June 23Denver OutlawsFortress ObetzL 13-172,2262-7
June 30at New York Lizards James M. Shuart Stadium L 14-155,0572-8
July 7at Florida Launch FAU Stadium W 13-112,1273-8
July 21 Atlanta Blaze Fortress ObetzL 10-133,2883-9
July 26Florida LaunchFortress ObetzL 12-132,3873-10
August 4at Boston Cannons Harvard Stadium L 14-233,8643-11

Standings

2018 Major League Lacrosse Standings
WLPCTGBGF2ptGFGA2ptGA
Dallas Rattlers 113.786-20181752
Chesapeake Bayhawks 95.6432176111747
Denver Outlaws 86.5713225518314
New York Lizards 86.571321152145
Charlotte Hounds 77.500419681914
Atlanta Blaze 77.5004187101847
Boston Cannons 59.357617392139
Florida Launch 59.3576192420110
Ohio Machine 311.214817361998
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