Women’s lacrosse team opens MIAA play with 21-2 loss to Saint Mary’s

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Olivet College women's lacrosse team opened Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play with a 21-2 loss to Saint Mary's (Ind.) College tonight at the Purcell Athletic Field in Notre Dame, Indiana.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Saint Mary's 21, Olivet 2
Location: Purcell Athletic Field; Notre Dame, Ind.
Records: Saint Mary's 3-5 overall, 1-0 MIAA; Olivet 0-6 overall, 0-1 MIAA 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Belles scored the first 12 goals, including 10 in the first eight minutes and 35 seconds.
• Junior Krystin Verran netted the Comets' only goal on a free-position attempt with 1:55 left before halftime.
• The teams alternated goals to start the second half, with Verran scoring a free-position goal for Olivet.
• Saint Mary's scored eight unanswered goals to end the game.

FOR THE COMETS

• Verran had five of Olivet's six shots. She also scooped-up a team-best five ground balls.
• Junior Katie Ordiway recorded a team-best two draw controls.
• Junior Keri Hettinger faced 40 shots in goal and made 10 saves.

FOR THE BELLES

• Clare Theisen scored six points (four goals and two assists), while winning a game-best nine draw controls.
• Rachael Leonard also had six points on two goals and a team-best four assists.
• Molly Stout netted four goals.
• Emilie Vanneste finished with three goals and two assists.
• Hanna Malkowski and Kendra Osinksi each tallied three goals.
• Cara Givens played all 60 minutes in goal and collected four saves.

UP NEXT

• Olivet hosts Alma College Saturday at 3 p.m. for the second game of a lacrosse doubleheader at the Cutler Athletic Complex in Olivet. Preceding the women's game, the Comet men play Calvin College at noon.