VERONA, Wis. – For the first time in program history, the Edgewood College women's lacrosse team earned the second seed in the NACC Tournament and the right to host their first NACC Tournament Semifinal. The Eagles faced No. 3 Beloit College on Tuesday, with the Buccaneers coming away victorious in a 14-13 overtime thriller.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- With two seconds left on the clock, Beloit College led 13-12. Edgewood College had once last chance to tie the game and send the contest into overtime. Kerry Costello stood above the eight-meter and nailed the free-position goal to keep the Eagles hopes alive.
- It was a back-and-forth overtime period, as both teams combined for seven shots in extra time. Both teams managed a free-position shot in overtime, with Christina Eloe's shot finding the net of Beloit goalkeeper Sofia Jeddeloh early on. With just 59 seconds remaining in the first overtime, Maggie Mudd found the back of the net on her free-position shot to win the game for the Buccaneers and send them to the NACC Tournament Final.
- Edgewood College scored first on Tuesday night, as Natalie Skaife found the back of the net in the opening two minutes, assisted by Mackenzie Fruit. The Eagles would score four more times before the first 15 minutes had elapsed, taking a 5-4 lead into the second quarter.
- Beloit turned on the jets in the second quarter, scoring four times and holding the Eagles to no goals. The Buccaneers took an 8-5 lead into halftime.
- Both teams scored twice in the third quarter. Edgewood College continued to work hard and stay in the contest, still trailing 12-9 going into the final 15 minutes.
- The rain started to come down in Verona in the final quarter on Tuesday night. Edgewood College posted four goals and allowed just one from Beloit to tie the game and send it to overtime.
- Sofia Jeddeloh collected 14 saves for Beloit, nine coming after halftime.
- Alexis Vogt closed out her career for the Eagles with 10 saves.
- Beloit did well to limit Edgewood College on the draw control, leading in that particular category 17-14 when the final whistle blew.
- Emma Raupp found the back of the net six times for the Eagles. She also collected five draw controls.
- Eloe, Costello, and Skaife both scored twice for Edgewood College. Eloe added seven draw controls.
- Fruit did a bit of everything for the Eagles, causing four turnovers, collecting three ground balls, scoring, and adding an assist.
- Maya DeGeorge and Johanna McNair both scored four times for Beloit. Maggie Mudd found the back of the net twice and assisted on three goals. DeGeorge added seven draw controls and three caused turnovers.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- In the fourth season for women's lacrosse at Edgewood College, four players posted season-best marks. Eloe collected 128 draw controls, Vogt 63 ground balls, Raupp 80 goals and 85 points, and Fruit 36 caused turnovers.
- Seniors Rachel Unitan, Fruit, Vogt, and Skaife closed out their careers with the program having left their mark. Unitan owns the career-record for assists, with 58. Fruit has caused the most turnovers in program history, with 70. Vogt owns the most saves – 550, and ground balls – 178. Skaife owns 144 draw controls, the most ever by an Eagle.
