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Higgins-Kyleigh
Kayleigh Wieska
5
Carthage CARTHAGE 10-5, 4-1
9
Winner Carroll (WI) CARROLL 13-3, 3-2
Carthage CARTHAGE
10-5, 4-1
5
Final
9
Carroll (WI) CARROLL
13-3, 3-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Carthage CARTHAGE 3 0 0 2 5
Carroll (WI) CARROLL 2 1 2 4 9

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Firebirds Suffer Late Season Setback at Carroll

Carroll 9, Carthage 5
WAUKESHA, Wis. - The Carthage women's lacrosse team traveled to take on the Carroll Pioneers on Wednesday evening. It was a tight defensive battle for most of the game, but a strong fourth quarter lifted the Pioneers over the Firebirds with a 9-5 win.

How it Happened

Quarter 1
  • August Claridge got the Firebirds on the board first with an unassisted goal.
  • Back to back goals gave the Pioneers an early 2-1 lead.
  • Claridge scored again with the assist going to Kyleigh Higgins. Emma McDonald scored to end the quarter and give the Firebirds a 3-2 lead.

Quarter 2:
  • Defenses prevailed in the second quarter with the Pioneers scoring the lone goal to tie the game at 3-3 heading into halftime.

Quarter 3: 
  • A pair of goals in the third quarter gave Carroll a 5-3 lead with 15 minutes left in the game.

Quarter 4: 
  • Higgins scored to open the scoring in the final period and cut the Carroll lead to 5-4.
  • Four unanswered goals would extend the Pioneer lead to 9-4 with just under four minutes to play.
  • Claridge would score again in the final minute as the Firebirds fell on the road.

High Flyers
 
  • Claridge led the Firebirds with 3 goals and 1 assist.
  • Higgins scored 1 goal and earned an assist.
  • Alessandra Almendarez made 6 saves in goal.

Up Next

Carthage lacrosse returns to Art Keller Field on Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m. as Carthage hosts UChicago for the regular season finale. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.

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