Box Score (ALAMOSA, Colo., March 12)- The McKendree University women's lacrosse team fell to Fort Lewis College, 17-2, on Tuesday in a Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association matchup. The game was moved from Durango, Colo., to Alamosa, Colo., due to snowy field conditions at Fort Lewis.
The Bearcats fall to 1-5 overall and will travel to Denver, Colo., on Thursday, March 14 to play Regis University at 4 p.m. MT.
Freshman midfielder
Bree Suter (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) scored both goals for McKendree, while freshman midfielder
Shirley Boland (St. Louis, Mo./Ursuline Academy) had a team-high three caused turnovers.
Suter's first goal came 2:50 into the game on an assist from freshman attacker/defender
Rianne Holzmeyer (Hazelwood, Mo./Hazelwood West) that brought the Bearcats within one, 2-1.
She scored her second goal of the game with 5:42 remaining on an assist by freshman attacker/defender
Krysta Swalley (Hazelwood, Mo./Hazelwood West) that made the score 17-2 where it remained until the final horn.
Freshman goalie
Kelly Eastman (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon Township) fell to 1-5 overall and had seven saves with a team-high six ground balls in the loss.
-McK-