Women’s lacrosse team falls to Elmhurst

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College women's lacrosse team fell to Elmhurst (Ill.) College, 15-2, this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Elmhurst 15, Olivet 2
Location: Cutler Athletic Complex; Olivet, Mich.
Records: Elmhurst 2-0 overall, Olivet 0-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bluejays scored the first eight goals. The Comets got on the scoreboard with 4:40 left before halftime after senior Krystin Verran found the back of the cage. Elmhurst tallied another goal with just under a minute left in the opening half to take a 9-1 lead at the break.
• In the second half, the Bluejays notched five goals to go ahead 14-1. With 7:26 left in the game, junior Sabrina Butler scored on a free-position attempt. Elmhurst finished the game's scoring with an unassisted goal with 4:09 remaining.

FOR THE COMETS

• Verran and junior Kara Dishaw each took three shots.
• Butler had four ground balls.
• Freshman Grace Forbush played the first half in goal and collected five saves.
• Senior Keri Hettinger saw action in the cage for the second half and recorded eight saves.

FOR THE BLUEJAYS

• Isabel Walker had five goals and one assist for six points. She also tallied a game-high nine shots, placing seven on-goal.
• Katie Miller registered four goals.
• Grace Knoebel finished with two goals, three assists and seven shots.
• Megan Keener picked-up the win in goal. She played the first 30 minutes and had three saves.

UP NEXT

• Olivet welcomes the Cornell (Iowa) College Rams to the Cutler Athletic Complex next Thursday, March 8, for a non-conference contest, starting at 3 p.m.