Jana Paulsen

Box Score

Ill. Wesleyan IWU 9-8

Carthage CARTHAGE 11-6

Ill. Wesleyan IWU

9-8

Final

May. 01, 2024

Carthage CARTHAGE

11-6

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Ill. Wesleyan IWU	4	3	4	0	11
Carthage CARTHAGE	5	2	5	4	16

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 5/1/2024 10:14:00 PM

Women's Lacrosse Defeats Illinois Wesleyan; Advances to CCIW Championship Game

Next Game:

at University of Chicago

5/4/2024 | 6 p.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

May. 04 (Sat) / 6 p.m.

at University of Chicago

History

Recap
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#2 Carthage 16, #3 Illinois Wesleyan 11
KENOSHA, Wis. - The Carthage women's lacrosse team hosted the Illinois Wesleyan Titans in the opening round of the CCIW Women's Lacrosse Tournament at Art Keller Field on Wednesday evening. It was a tight battle through three quarters, but a dominant fourth quarter would lift the Firebirds to victory over the Titans and advance Carthage into the CCIW Championship game. The night was also highlighted by a pair of school records, as August Claridge broke the single season record for goals scored and Alessandra Almendarez broke the Carthage record for career games played.

Quarter 1

The Titans were the first to find the back of the net, but Carthage quickly struck back with an unassisted goal by Shannon Heitschmidt.
The visitors gained an advantage after back to back goals, but the Firebirds settled the score with goals from Claridge and Heitschmidt.
After a goal from Illinois Wesleyan, Heitscmidt retaliated by scoring an unassisted goal for an opening quarter hat trick.
Bailey Koestel scored her first goal of the contest soon after, giving Carthage their first lead of the competition at 5-4.

Quarter 2

The Titans struck first in the beginning of the second quarter, but Heitschmidt restored Carthage's lead by scoring her fourth goal of the contest.
Soon after Illinois Wesleyan scored two consecutive goals to gain the lead, Kyleigh Higgins scored a goal, making the score 7-7 going into halftime.

Quarter 3

Carthage was first to find the back of the net at the beginning of the second half with a goal from Heitschmidt.
The visitors fought back with a goal to tie the score once again. Heitschmidt scored her sixth goal of the contest in order to regain Carthage's lead, earning a personal season high.
Shortly after, the Titans settled the score with a goal. However, Carthage's lead returned after goals were scored by Koestel and Heitschmidt.
The Titans lessened the deficit with a goal, but Higgins scored her second goal of the contest to further Carthage's advantage. The visitors scored a goal near the end of the quarter, making the score 12-11 going into the final quarter.

Quarter 4

Claridge furthered Carthage's lead in the fourth quarter with three back to back goals, giving her the second hat trick alongside Heitschmidt.
Heitschmidt extended the Firebirds' advantage to 16-11 by scoring her eighth goal of the competition. Carthage came out victorious and advanced to the CCIW Finals.

Heitschmidt led the Firebirds with 8 goals and an assist.
Claridge scored 4 goals and had 7 ground balls.
Higgins had 2 goals, 2 assists, and 10 draw controls.
Almendarez made 7 saves in the victory.

The Firebirds advanced to the CCIW Championship game and will have a rematch against the regular season champions of UChicago. Action begins at 6 p.m. in Chicago, Ill. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.