VERONA, Wis. – The Edgewood College women's lacrosse team earned a 13-10 victory over North Central College on Saturday afternoon. Christina Eloe and Georgia Vandigo both posted hat tricks in the victory. The Eagles attack earned a 9-8 lead at halftime, and consistency through the second half of action was key in the victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- North Central (1-2) struck first in the contest, wasting little time scoring just 34 seconds into the first quarter. The Cardinals put up two goals before Edgewood College (2-3) responded with two of their own. Eloe finding the back of the net for the first Eagle goal, followed by Rachel Unitan to make it a 2-2 contest just five minutes in. North Central scored the next two goals to take a 4-2 lead. The Eagles weren't worried, scoring four more to take a 6-4 advantage.
- The Cardinals took back the lead in the second quarter, as Lucy Culig scored three-straight goals to give North Central a 7-6 advantage.
- Goals from Lily Drinkwine and Emma Raupp returned the lead to the Eagles, before a goal from Skylar Kipka with just 1:23 left in the second quarter tied the game at eight apiece. A goal from Emma Raupp, assisted by Unitan in the final seconds of the quarter gave the Eagles a 9-8 lead into halftime.
- Scoring slowed on both ends after the break, as the game became reliant on lock down defense. Edgewood College would come out on top, scoring two goals each in the final two quarters, compared to just one each from the Cardinals.
- Alexis Vogt and the Eagles defense was instrumental in the third quarter. Vogt making four saves, while the Eagles defense slowed down North Central and only allowed 3-of-5 on the clear for the Cardinals, while the Eagles went a perfect 4-for-4 on the clear in the quarter.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Eloe and Vandigo both recorded hat tricks for Edgewood College. Eloe adding eight draw controls and two ground balls.
- Unitan was instrumental on the attack, collecting two goals and dishing out three assists.
- Raupp added two goals on the afternoon.
- Mackenzie Fruit led the Eagles defense with three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
- Vogt collected 10 saves in net.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Edgewood College and North Central met for the first time in program history on Saturday afternoon.
THE OPPOSITION
- Lucy Culig posed six goals for North Central on the afternoon.
- Rachel Lawrence added two goals.
- Abby MacKenzie and Julia Clarke both dished out two assists. MacKenzie added a game-high 15 draw controls and picked up three ground balls.
- Cassidy Anderson made nine saves in net for the Cardinals.
UP NEXT
- Edgewood College will head to California for a pair of games. First up, Chapman University on Thursday, March 14. Action is set for 1:00 p.m. PT from Orange, California.
