Box Score FORT WAYNE, Ind. – With four goals each from
Alexa Winter and
Autumn McMillin, the Indiana Tech women's lacrosse team easily dispensed the Gray Wolves of Lourdes, 18-5 on Saturday at Warriors Field.
After just 1:31 had expired from the clock, the Warriors (7-4, 7-2) led 3-0 on goals from McMillin,
Lauren Allard (
Alexis DiGiovanni) and DiGiovanni (Allard). Faith Fisher then put Lourdes (1-13, 0-9) on the board with an unassisted goal at the 26:02 mark. She added another tally in the first half at 14:52, but in between her goals, the Warriors put up eight of their own to make the lead 11-2. DiGiovanni got her 23rd goal of the season and second of the game on an assist from Winter who also scored three times in the first half.
Kendall Guthrie added three first half tallies and
Tayler Campbell scored the final two goals before the half. Also recording first half goals were
Aubri Hazen,
Lauren Allard and McMillin, accounting for the 17-2 score.
Tech outshot the visitors 22-4 in the period while collecting 24 ground balls to four for Lourdes and dominating draw controls, 16-4. Tech was 16-for-16 on clear attempts while the Gray Wolves were 8-for-9.
Just four goals were scored in the second half as the Warriors cruised to victory, with their lone tally coming from Winter at the 28:07 mark. Fisher added two more tallies for the visitors and Katie Cerveny scored on a free position shot with 1:42 left to make it 18-5.
The Warriors finished with a 25-15 advantage in shots, 30-9 in ground balls and 18-6 in draw controls. The Orange and Black were 24-for-25 in clears while holding Lourdes to 17-for-19.
Gabby Young got the start and the win for Tech, allowing two goals while making two saves, but
Meaghan Eldridge performed well in the second half, allowing three goals but making four saves.
Offensively, Winter and McMillin led the way with four goals each while Allard had a team-high five points on two goals and three assists. Guthrie finished with three goals while DiGiovanni had two goals and two assists.
The Warriors return to action on Monday, Apr. 7 in a key Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tilt against second-ranked Davenport at Warrior Field. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.