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Almendarez
Casey Aicher
5
Lake Forest LFC 3-2
20
Winner Carthage College CARTHAGE 7-1
Lake Forest LFC
3-2
5
Final
20
Carthage College CARTHAGE
7-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lake Forest LFC 0 2 2 1 5
Carthage College CARTHAGE 11 3 2 4 20

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Firebirds Collect Seventh-Straight Victory over Lake Forest

KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage College women's lacrosse team defeated Lake Forest 20-5 at home on Saturday at Art Keller Field. 

Carthage (7-1) got the scoring started as Margaux Giacotto scored her 28th goal of the season at the 13:08 mark. The Firebirds put in 10-unanswered goals moving the score to 11-0 heading to the second quarter. Two goals from Maddie Berni and Elizabeth Oda in the second made it 13-0 but Lake Forest (3-2) found the back of the net flipping it to 13-1. Both teams traded a pair of goals as Carthage held a 14-2 margin into the halftime break. 

In the third, the Foresters scored first shrinking the deficit to 14-3. Giacotto and Rachel Harris netted a pair of goals giving the home team a 13-point advantage. Though Lake Forest put in one in the third and another to start the fourth, goals from Harris, Berni and Holloway sealed the victory 20-5. 

Carthage stays at home facing Marian (Wis.) on Wednesday, March 30 
 

Head Coach John Sung

"I'm super pleased with how we came out and set the tone early. Excited about the win today. Our offense executed at a high level today. Over 30 points fourth game in a row is really impressive. The offense is clicking and it's a new player stepping up every time. Alessandra Almendarez's presence in goal was really good today. Her save percentage was really good. Being 7-1 is exciting and we are getting a little better each day."

Quick Facts

  • Elizabeth Oda led the Firebirds in goals on the day with six and one assist for seven points. 
  • Rachel Harris tallied five goals, three assists for eight points while Margaux Giacotto had four goals and one assist for five points. 
  • Hanna Holloway led the Firebirds in assists with five while collecting three goals for eight points. 
  • Maddie Berni tallied her 100th career point during the game finishing with four with two goals and two assists. 
  • Alessandra Almendarez made only five saves in goal for her seventh win of the season. 


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