FOND DU LAC - Marian University women's lacrosse (3-4, 0-0 NACC) was defeated 10-9 by Hamline in its final non-conference game of the season.
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- Both offenses came out firing in the opening quarter with Hamline taking an early 4-3 lead.
- Senior Nicole Stachon had two of the goals for Marian in the first 15 minutes of action.
- It took the Sabres just 37 seconds of the second quarter to tie the game at 4-4 with a score from senior Mackenzie Gaulke.
- The Pipers responded and took a 5-4 lead into halftime after scoring with just 2:37 left in the quarter.
- Marian opened the second half with the first two goals to take its first lead of the game with 11:19 left in the third quarter.
- A goal from freshman Sydney Magnuson put Marian ahead 7-6 with 4:01 left in the third stanza.
- Hamline then tied the game with 2:46 left in the third and scored the first three goals of the fourth quarter to lead 10-7.
- Senior Emma Heide and Stachon each scored in a span of 49 seconds to bring Marian to within one but that would be as close as the Sabres managed.
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- Hamline finished with a 32-23 advantage in shots.
- Neither side had a good game when it came to clears with Marian posting 11 successful clears and Hamline only 10.
- The Pipers had a 33-27 edge for ground balls and 12-11 advantage for draw controls.
- Marian was just 1-for-6 on free-position attempts.
- Hamline has won both matches in the all-time series.
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Senior Nicole Stachon scored four goals to go with an assist, nine ground balls, and four caused turnovers. |
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Freshman Chloe Yanez had a pair of goals. |
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Freshman Emma Johnson (3-5) finished with 11 saves on 21 shots. |
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Wednesday, March 26
Mount Vernon, Iowa
5 p.m. |
