INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The women's lacrosse team battled but could not pull off the upset against the No.3 University of Indianapolis on Sunday, April 12th at the Key Stadium in Great Lakes Valley Conference action.
Score: McKendree University 6, University of Indianapolis 16
Record: Bearcats 9-4, 1-2 GLVC | Greyhounds 10-1, 3-0 GLVC
HOW IT HAPPENED
UIndy held the Bearcats without a score throughout the first quarter of action, as they dropped in a trio in the process. After the Greyhounds started the second period with a fourth goal, freshman attacker Elora Waardenburg (Cobble Hill, British Columbia, Canada) made the cut into the center and gave McKendree their first goal of the game, as junior midfielder Mackenzie Stroisch (Arnold, Mo.) made a half-turn fake on the defense and plowed her way towards the net for a second consecutive team goal.
The Greyhounds, who would be up by a pair after the McKendree sequence, would go on to score 10 unanswered from 7:09 in the second quarter to 6:06 in the third to extend their lead to eight. Stroisch would put a stop to the UIndy flurry a minute and a half subsequently after, while junior midfielder Lexi Macleod (Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada) curved her way in to get a fourth Bearcat score to drop.
With the lead 16-4 in favor of UIndy, and under 12 minutes to go in the final period, Waardenburg made use of a man-up opportunity caused by the defense to set up her second goal on the match. In a clear attempt transition, Waardenburg found sophomore attacker Sofia Mullen (Lakeside, Nova Scotia, Canada), who put one into the net, but could not come close to the Greyhounds, who would pick up the 16-6 win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Waardenburg and Stroisch led the team with two goals each, as the former tallied an assist and a draw control, while the latter also picked up one draw control.
• Macleod and Mullen each contributed a goal in the contest, with two ground balls and four draw controls combined between the two.
• Junior goalkeeper Amber Hayden (Woburn, Mass.) served the whole game in the net, collecting 14 saves and a ground ball.
• McKendree was 16-of-24 (66.7%) on clear attempts, while UIndy was 22-of-22 (100%).
UP NEXT
McKendree will be back in action on Friday, April 17th, as they will return home to Lebanon, Illinois to take on Missouri Western State University at 1:00 PM CT on the Leemon Field.
The game will be streamed live or on-demand on the GLVC Sports Network with a subscription/download purchase required. Live stats will also be provided to the public.
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