WC’s Nick Roca named to Men's Lacrosse All-OAC Team

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) announced their 2025 Men’s Lacrosse All-OAC Teams and Special Award winners Thursday morning. The Wilmington Quakers had one player recognized in junior attacker Nick Roca.

This is Roca’s first career all-conference honor.

Roca (Kettering Fairmont HS/Kettering, Ohio) appeared in all 17 games for Wilmington this season and started all but one of them. He led the team with 10 assists, and was third on the team with 29 goals, 39 points, 119 shots and 57 shots on goal. He also picked up 27 ground balls and caused eight turnovers for the Quakers.

Roca had multiple goals in seven games this season, three games with three or more goals, and two games with five or more goals, topping out with six goals at La Roche University on March 3. He had a pair of games with two or more assists, dishing out a season-high three assists in their game with Alma College on March 1.

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