VERONA, Wis. - Marian University women's lacrosse (6-9, 3-2 NACC) earned a postseason bid for the second straight season with a 13-12 win over Edgewood.
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- Edgewood jumped out to a quick lead scoring the first three goals of the game.
- Marian was able to finally find the back of the net scoring the final two goals of the quarter to only trail 3-2.
- After each team traded two goals, Marian once again had another strong finish scoring the final two goals of the half.
- This sent the two squads into halftime knotted at 5-5.
- Marian was able to take its first lead of the game scoring the first goal of the second half, but it was only the start of a busy quarter in terms of scoring.
- Edgewood would net the next three goals to take an 8-6 advantage.
- The Sabres responded scoring back-to-back goals separated by just 1:04 to tie the game at 8-8.
- The Eagles then had back-to-back goals to take a 10-8 lead, but another two Marian goals, this time separated by just 51 seconds, put the score at 10-10 going into the fourth quarter.
- Edgewood took the first lead of the fourth quarter, but a woman-up goal from junior Izzy Newton quickly tied the game at 11-11.
- Senior Marie Murphy gave Marian its first lead of the fourth quarter shortly after, before another Newton goal gave Marian a 13-11 cushion.
- The Eagles found the back of the net with a free-position goal with 23 seconds left.
- Edgewood would win the ensuing draw, but the Marian defense prevented the ball from reaching the Eagle attacking zone to clinch the win.
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- Marian outshot Edgewood in all four quarters and finished with a 41-24 edge.
- The Sabre defense also held a 22-17 advantage in ground balls and held the Eagles to just 18-of-27 (.667) on clears.
- The Eagles had an 18-10 edge in draw controls but Marian won three of the five draws in the fourth quarter.
- Each team netted three free-position goals.
- Marian evens the all-time series with Edgewood at 2-2 having won back-to-back road games over the Eagles.
- The Sabres also clinch a spot in the postseason for the second straight season. Marian can climb as high as No. 3 with a win over Aurora or an MSOE victory over Edgewood on Saturday, April 27.
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Junior Izzy Newton had another strong performance scoring five goals with two draw controls. |
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Senior Marie Murphy had seven caused turnovers and five ground balls. She also scored a goal in the fourth quarter that gave Marian the lead for good. |
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Senior Gwen Kosirog (6-7) had six saves and four ground balls. |
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Saturday, April 20
Noon
Smith Field |
