(Lebanon, Ill., March 6) – The McKendree University women's lacrosse team holds at No. 21 in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division II Coaches Poll released this week.
The Bearcats kick off Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play this Saturday at Noon ET when the team travels to Indianapolis to take on No. 11 UINDY.
The Bearcats, 1-0 Overall
McKendree heads into Saturday's game led by the offensive production of
Paige Salthouse (St. Louis, MO/Ursuline Academy) and
Dana DiPasquale (St. Charles, MO/Barat Academy) who totaled nine points each. Salthouse added eight goals and one assist in last weekend's season opener against Oklahoma Baptist, while DiPasquale assisted on seven goals adding two of her own.
Collin Patton (Wildwood, MO/Eureka) played all 60 minutes in cage tallying 13 saves, posting a .684 save percentage.
The Greyhounds, 4-1 Overall
Indianapolis heads into the contest against McKendree behind a balanced offense with four players in double-digit points. Delaney Davidson leads the way with 16 goals and two assists for 18 points, Lauryn Hardoy contributes nine goals and seven assists for 16 points, Abigail Lagos adds 11 goals and three assists for 14 points, and Grace Gunneson rounds out the four with eight goals and three assists for 11 points.
Lauren Granville and Irene Carlquist have split time in cage with a (.452) and (.542) save percentage respectively.
The Bearcats kick off their spring break at Flordia Tech on Tuesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. ET.
