Casey Aicher

Box Score

Carthage College CARTHAGE 16-3

Univ. of Chicago UC 17-1

Carthage College CARTHAGE

16-3

Final

May. 07, 2022

Univ. of Chicago UC

17-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Carthage College CARTHAGE	2	5	2	4	13
Univ. of Chicago UC	5	6	3	7	21

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 5/7/2022 9:22:00 PM

Firebirds Battle UChicago in CCIW Finals

CHICAGO — In the finals of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Lacrosse Tournament, the Carthage College women's lacrosse team fell to No. 20 UChicago 21-13.

Carthage (16-3) began with a goal from Rachel Harris. UChicago responded (17-1) scoring five unanswered goals to flip the score to 5-2 heading to the second quarter. Two more goals for the Maroons made it 7-2 before the Firebirds retaliated with three goals shrinking the deficit to 7-6. Four-straight goals for UChicago extended the lead to 11-6 until a goal from Elizabeth Oda changed the score to 11-7 heading to the halftime break.

In the third, after the home team scored one, Hanna Holloway and Margaux Giacotto put in goals cutting the lead to 12-9 but the Maroons responded with two goals making it 14-9 heading to the final quarter.

Two-straight goals from Giacotto shrunk the advantage to three however, three goals for UChicago extended the advantage to 17-11. The Maroons closed out the game with a 4-2 run winning it 21-13.

The Firebirds will now see who they will play in the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament which will be announced on Monday, May 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Head Coach John Sung

"The kids played a heck of a game. I think the biggest thing for us is where the committee puts us out at. I think Alessandra Almendarez had a great game with 17 saves. Rachel Harris was unstoppable and she did her thing. We had a stretch a little bit at the end to get the ball back which obviously, gave them a little bit more momentum. But, I thought as a team we had a good game plan going into this game. We got the game pretty close in the fourth, and UChicago just ran away with it. We tried to play error-free lacrosse and we were pretty close to that. What an unbelievable season. I'm so proud of all the records they broke. Hopefully, the committee will give us a nod and see if we get into the tournament. What a great way to get this program turned around and going in the right direction. I'm excited about the future and excited to keep building this program."

Quick Facts

Margaux Giacotto had a team-high six goals in the game marking the third game she has scored six or more goals in a game.
Rachel Harris added five goals while Elizabeth Oda and Hanna Holloway each had one goal in the contest.
Maddie Berni had a team-high two assists in the game.
Alessandra Almendarez made a season-best 17 saves in the contest for the Firebirds.

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