SCORE: IT 20, SHU 12
RECORDS: No. 4 Indiana Tech (7-4, 5-2 WHAC), No. 5 Siena Heights (8-4, 4-4 WHAC)
LOCATION: Fort Wayne, Ind. (Warrior Athletic Field)
 
BRIEF: The fourth-ranked Indiana Tech women's lacrosse team used an 11 goal second half to down fifth-ranked Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference foe, Siena Heights, 20-12 at Warrior Athletic Field on Wednesday night. Playing in muddy conditions after several days of rain, Tech performed well, getting nine goals from a pair of freshman, Sam Vikstrom (5) and Kristina Scott (4) while junior Tayler Campbell added four more for the Warriors in the win.
 
FLOW:
The Warriors scored first on a Vikstrom marker, but a pair of SHU tallies quickly put the Saints ahead, 2-1. Tech answered quickly with five goals in four minutes to take the lead. Several penalties led to a pair of man-up goals for the visitors as well as a pair of man-down tallies for the Warriors to make it 7-5 Tech. The Saints tied the score with a pair of markers but Scott and Aubri Hazen each netted a goal in the final five minutes of the half for a 9-7 advantage.
 
Vikstrom and Scott opened the second half with a pair of goals to push the lead to four, but SHU answered with two of their own to cut the margin to two, 11-9. Campbell scored three of the next four goals and Vikstrom added another to put the Warriors in front 15-10. Scott and Alexis DiGiovanni each added a pair of goals and Nicole Price scored her first of the season to seal the win.
 
THE NUMBERS:
The Warriors got six points from Vikstrom on five goals and an assist while Campbell added five points with four goals and a helper. Scott had four tallies while DiGiovanni had three goals and two assists. Lauren Allard added a pair of goals and a helper while Hazen also had two points.
 
Vikstrom paced the Warriors ground attack with seven groundballs while Allard was unstoppable on the draw, tallying 11 draw controls.
 
Meaghan Eldridge was big in net, making seven saves and limiting SHU to a 3-for-9 mark in free-position shots.
 
Tech outshot SHU 47-25 in the contest including a 39-19 margin in shots on goal. The Warriors also won 25 draw controls to just eight for the Saints.
 
UP NEXT: The Warriors return to action on Friday, Apr. 10 and will celebrate senior day against Lawrence Tech at Warrior Athletic Field. Game time is scheduled for 5 p.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE: Weather permitting, live audio, video and stats will be available on the Indiana Tech Sports Network atwww.indianatechwarriors.com/live provided by Stretch Internet.
 
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Women's Lacrosse Contact: Zachary Shore | 260.422.5561 x. 2492 | zrshore@indianatech.edu
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