(LEBANON, Ill., Mar. 21) – The McKendree University women's lacrosse team will play host to a pair of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) matchups against Northern Michigan this Friday, March 22 and Concordia-St. Paul this Sunday, March 24.
 
The Bearcats are currently 2-3 overall and 1-1 in GLIAC play. Offensively, McKendree is led by senior attacker Emily Nelson (Deephaven, MN/Holy Family Catholic) and her 17 points on the season, followed by sophomore midfielder Rylee Skachenko (Oceanside, CA/Carlsbad) and freshman attacker Kathryn Albrecht (Louisville, KY/Eastern High School) who have accumulated 15 points and 12 points, respectively. Defensively, senior midfielder Hannah Sugarman (Holden, MA/Wachusett Regional) leads the Bearcats in groundballs with 24 as well as in caused turnovers with 13.
 
Northern Michigan is currently 1-5 on the season and 0-2 in conference play, dropping their most recent game to Grand Valley State 21-8. The matchup against the Wildcats will begin at 4 p.m. on Leemon field.
 
The Golden Bears of Concordia-St. Paul are currently 4-3 on the year and 1-1 in the GLIAC, most recently defeating Davenport 12-9 on March 17. The game against the Golden Bears will begin at Noon this Sunday.
 
You can follow the Bearcats during their road trip by either tuning into the live stats or by watching on GLVCSN.