The Illinois Tech Women’s Lacrosse team dropped the second game of the season 15-4 to the Kalamazoo Hornets on March 3.
How it Happened
- In the first eight minutes of play Alyssa DeLuca notched a goal after an assist from Madison Meredith.
- Kalamazoo countered quickly with Sam Jacobsen recording two goals within the next two minutes with assists from teammates Amanda Moss and Jenna Wolf.
- After another 10 minutes of play, the Hornets’ Rachel Madar scored a goal while Moss recorded another assist on the play.
- Within a minute of each other, Kalamazoo’s Hannah Meyers put an unassisted goal on the board followed by two more goals from Meyers, putting the Hornets up 6-1 with five minutes to play in the first half.
- The Scarlet Hawks finally answered the Hornets’ attack with a goal by Shanie Scoles on a free position shot, making the score 6-2 with two minutes to play in the first half.
- Kalamazoo finished the half strong with two goals from Lilly Baumann and the visitors led 8-2 at halftime.
- Madar and Jacobsen picked up where they left off for Kalamazoo to begin the second half with a goal each, extending the lead to 10-2 in the early stages of the second half.
- DeLuca and Meredith teamed up again for a goal in the fifth minute of the second half.
- Shortly thereafter, the Hornets reached 12 goals with Moss and Madar scoring within two minutes of each other.
- Scoles tallied another goal from Mallory Tognetti to make the score 12-4 halfway through the second period.
- The Hornets’ Madar, Baumann, and Jordan Reichenbach all scored in the last ten minutes of the match to secure the win for Kalamazoo.
Scarlet Hawks Standouts
- DeLuca finished with two goals on four shots plus a ground ball and two draw controls.
- Scoles had two goals on four shots. She also had a ground ball and a caused turnover.
- Meredith had two assists, six ground balls, three caused turnovers, and two draw controls.
- Tognetti recorded an assist, two ground balls, and a caused turnover.
Stats to Know
- Kalamazoo held a 26-14 lead in shots.
- The Hornets also led in draw controls (14-6) and ground balls (17-15).
- Illinois Tech committed too many turnovers, yielding possession 23 times to Kalamazoo’s 16.
Up Next
- Illinois Tech will travel to Hope College on Tuesday, March 6 for a 5 p.m. match in Holland, Michigan.