MENOMONIE, Wis. - Marian University women's lacrosse (4-7, 1-0 NACC) used a big fourth-quarter rally to defeat UW-Stout 11-10.
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- After junior Emma Heide scored the first goal of the game in the first minute, UW-Stout responded with two straight to lead 2-1.
- The Sabres responded with two goals of their own including a goal from junior Izzy Newton with just one second left in the quarter to lead 3-2.
- The two squads traded goals to open the second quarter before the Blue Devils netted four unanswered goals to lead 7-4 at halftime.
- The Blue Devils opened the scoring in the second half to lead 8-4 before the Marian rally began.
- The Sabres would score the next three goals with three different goal scorers to only trail 8-7.
- UW-Stout found the back of the net in the final minute to take a 9-7 lead into the final quarter.
- Marian continued its momentum to open the fourth quarter scoring the first three goals of the quarter to retake the lead at 10-9 with 9:12 to play.
- The Sabre lead would only last 18 seconds before the Blue Devils tied the game with 8:54 on the clock.
- Senior Taylor Russo would net the game-winner with 4:11 to play as Marian earned its second straight win.
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- Marian finished with a 35-21 edge in shots including a 13-4 advantage in the fourth quarter.
- The Sabre defense had a strong game holding UW-Stout to 18-of-37 (.486) on clear attempts.
- Each team had 12 draw controls and the Blue Devils held a slim 38-36 edge in ground balls.
- The win was the first time this season the Sabres were able to rally from a deficit after three quarters of play.
- This was the first meeting between the two programs.
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Junior Izzy Newton led the way for Marian scoring four goals with an assist for five points. |
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Senior Kayla Kolpitcke finished with six caused turnovers, four draw controls, and nine ground balls. |
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Senior Gwen Kosirog (4-6) made eight saves and grabbed four ground balls. |
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Saturday, April 13
Noon
Smith Field |
