MEQUON, Wis. - The CUW women's lacrosse team took on the Marian Sabres at Fitting Field on Thursday in a make-up game from last week.
The Falcons got off to a hot start with a goal off the stick of freshman Kami McCardle (Jackson, Wis.) in the first 30 seconds. Sophomore Eliana Fuchs (Brookfield, Wis.) netted the second Falcon goal off of a free-position shot just four minutes later.
McCardle and sophomore Olivia Niego (La Grange, Ill.) linked up for the third Falcon goal of the quarter. This was Niego's first goal of the matchup and it came off of a man-up opportunity.
Marian recorded their first goal of the matchup to cut into the Falcon lead.
Niego netted another goal off of a free-position attempt with 5:43 remaining in the quarter to push the Falcons further ahead.
Marian capitalized on a man-up opportunity as well as an even chance and scored two goals to close the quarter.
The Sabres dominated the second quarter with three goals to the Falcon zero. Their first goal was a man-up goal.
The team entered the second half with a 6-4 lead in favor of the Sabres.
Junior Grace Wilshire (Pittsburg, Ppa.) recorded the first goal of her lacrosse career on a man-down opportunity to kick off the third quarter.
Fuchs recorded the next three goals with the first coming off a free-position attempt.
Marian tied the matchup at seven with a goal with two minutes left on the clock.
Niego was able to break the tie at the third-quarter buzzer with a shot that snuck past the keeper with time expiring.
The Falcons were able to pull away in the fourth quarter with three goals. Sophomore Savannah Schweiger (Eagle, Wis.) scored her first goal of the matchup off the feed from Niego to push the Falcons out 9-7. Junior Colleen Gilligan (Colbourne, Ont.) recorded her first goal of the game as well in the fourth quarter.
Kami McCardle capped off the Falcon scoring with a man-down goal with 1:32 left on the clock to take the 11-7 victory.
This is the Falcon's second win in a row after their victory at Beloit on Wednesday.
The Blue and White head to Aurora on Saturday for their last road game of the regular season.
