ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Marian University women's lacrosse (5-4, 0-0 NACC) scored 10 goals in the second half to defeat Augustana (Ill.) 16-6.

   

• After trading goals to open the game, Marian scored four unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead.
• The Vikings responded scoring four unanswered of their own in a span of 3:20 in the second quarter to quickly tie the game at 5-5.
• Sophomore Emma Heide would score with just 1:24 until half to put Marian ahead 6-5 going into the break.
• The two squads once again traded goals to open the second half before Marian pulled away for good.
• The Sabres netted four unanswered goals to finish the third quarter with sophomore Izzy Newton scoring three times.
• This gave Marian an 11-6 edge going into the final stanza.
• The last quarter was all Marian as the Sabres outscored the Vikings 5-0 to put the final at 16-6.

   

• Marian outshot the Vikings in all four quarters and limited Augustana (Ill.) to single-digit shots in each stanza.  The Sabres finished with a 39-22 edge in shots.
• The Sabres also had a 41-26 edge in ground balls, while the Vikings won 17 draws to only nine for Marian.
• Marian went 17-for-21 (.809) on clear attempts and the Vikings were just 10-of-20 (.500)
• The Marian defense forced 37 turnovers.
• This was just the second meeting between the two programs and the first win for Marian.

 

Junior Dallas Kreisa had a seven-point game scoring six goals.  She also won six draw controls and had just as many ground balls.	Junior Kayla Kolpitcke caused four turnovers and had eight ground balls.	Junior Gwen Kosirog stopped eight shots with a .571 save percentage.

 
   

Saturday, April 1 • 1 p.m. River Forest, Ill.