Higher seeds advance in Women's Lacrosse Tournament
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - (TOURNAMENT PAGE) - The opening day of the 2023 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Women's Lacrosse Tournament saw the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds advance. Third-seeded Marian eliminated No. 6 Bethel 17-9 while No. 4 Indiana Tech ousted fifth-seeded Siena Heights 19-9. Tech now faces top-seeded Lawrence Tech on April 20 in a rematch of last year's semifinals while Marian travels to second-seeded Aquinas. Both games are slated for 5 p.m.
#4 Indiana Tech (10-4) def. #5 Siena Heights (5-10), 19-9
The teams got a slow start scoring two goals apiece in the opening period. A pair of early second-quarter goals by Hannah Merrick helped the Saints take a 4-3 lead, but Indiana Tech answered with the next seven goals spurred by three from Brooke Buhr. After Tech widened the gap to 11-4 early in the third, Grace Holland led SHU on a four-goal run with two of her own as the Saints closed the margin to 11-8. The Warriors scored the final goal of the third and scored seven of the eight goals recorded in the fourth to seal the victory.
Stat Leaders
Goals: Brook Buhr 7 (IT); Emily Pringle 4 (SHU)
Assists: Halli Reinhard 3 (IT); Hannah Merrick 3 (SHU)
GB: Da'Zah Regusters, Abbey Wilson 5 (IT); Grace Holland, Shelby Mueller 4 (SHU)
DC: Da'Zah Regusters 11 (IT); Emily Pringle 3 (SHU)
CT: Kalisha Gilmore 3 (IT); Melissa Bacho 2 (SHU)
Saves: Shelby Mueller 19 (SHU); Sydney Oberdorfer 19 (IT)
#3 Marian (12-4) def. #6 Bethel (7-9), 17-9
Marian jumped to a 3-0 lead and led 4-2 at the end of the first quarter. Katelynn Gray opened the second with a pair of goals to spark Marian to an 8-3 advantage at the half as the Knights outscored Bethel 4-1. In the third quarter, the Pilots matched Marian goal-for-goal until Ashlynn Gray found the cage as time expired to give Marian a 14-8 lead after three. Marian scored the first three goals in the fourth and Alyssa Lundy grabbed the last goal of the season for Bethel to close out the match.
Stat Leaders
Goals: Ella Grace Giedd 4 (MU); Alyssa Lundy, Isabell Gerbrand 3 (BU)
Assists: Ruby Mason, Ashlynn Gray 2 (MU); several 1 (BU)
GB: Sarah Travis 5 (MU); Maddie Reel 4 (BU)
DC: Isabell Gerbrand 6 (BU); Katelynn Gray, Ashlynn Gray 5 (MU)
CT: Katelynn Gray 4 (MU); Addi Jones 4 (BU)
Saves: Samantha Swope 12 (BU); Katherine Hirsch 3 (MU)