Kayleigh Wieska

Box Score

Elmhurst ELMHURST 2-6, 0-1

CARTHAGE COLLEGE CARTHAGE 7-4, 1-0

Elmhurst ELMHURST

2-6, 0-1

Final

Apr. 06, 2024

CARTHAGE COLLEGE CARTHAGE

7-4, 1-0

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Elmhurst ELMHURST	0	0	0	1	1
CARTHAGE COLLEGE CARTHAGE	10	3	4	3	20

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 4/6/2024 8:36:00 PM

Women's Lacrosse Opens CCIW Play with Win Over Elmhurst

Next Game:

at Illinois Wesleyan University

4/10/2024 | 6 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Apr. 10 (Wed) / 6 p.m.

at Illinois Wesleyan University

History

Recap
Roster

Carthage 20, Elmhurst 1
KENOSHA, Wis. - The Carthage women's lacrosse team hosted the Elmhurst Bluejays at Art Keller Field on Saturday afternoon. It was an offensive showcase for the Firebirds who came away for a blowout victory in the CCIW opener.

Quarter 1

The Firebirds found the back of the net early into the contest with a goal from August Claridge, assisted by Hannah Kim.
Carthage continued the run with five goals: two from Shannon Heitschmidt, two from Kyleigh Higgins, and one from Claridge.
Heitschmidt earned a hat trick after an assist from Higgins, and scored her fourth goal of the contest shortly after.
The Firebirds continued their run when Claridge followed suit and earned a hat trick after an unassisted goal. Soon after, Claridge scored her fourth goal of the game, making the score 10-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Quarter 2

Carthage extended their lead with a goal from Heitschmidt, assisted by Claridge. This was her fifth goal of the contest and marks a season high.
Shortly after, Rosie Nolan and Kim scored their first goals of the game to end the half with a score of 13-0.

Quarter 3

To start the second half, the Firebirds continued their run with back to back goals from Claridge.
Carthage extended their lead to 16-0 after Bailey Koestel scored her first goal of the game.
Higgins earned the third hat trick for the Firebirds to end the third quarter.

Quarter 4

Two minutes into the final quarter, Emma McDonald scored her first goal of the contest, assisted by Higgins.
The Firebirds continued extending the advantage with a goal from Kim, her second of the game.
The Bluejays ended the 19-0 run with a goal late in the fourth quarter, but Carthage quickly retaliated with an unassisted goal from Koestel and Carthage came out victorious at a score of 20-1.

Claridge led the Firebirds with six goals, and an assist
Heitschmidt scored five goals on six shots
Higgins finished with three goals and three assists

The Firebirds (7-4) return to action on Wednesday, April 10 against Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington, Ill. Action begins at 6 p.m. Carthage lacrosse returns to Art Keller Field on Saturday, April 60 as Carthage hosts North Central. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.