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Winterkorn-Sofia
Jana Paulsen
9
Winner Wis.-La Crosse WIS.-LA 1-0
8
Carthage CAR 2-1
Winner
Wis.-La Crosse WIS.-LA
1-0
9
Final
8
Carthage CAR
2-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT OT 1 OT 2 F
Wis.-La Crosse WIS.-LA 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 9
Carthage CAR 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 8

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Firebirds Edged by UW–La Crosse Eagles in Triple-Overtime Home Opener Thriller

Carthage 8, UW-La Crosse 9
KENOSHA - The Carthage women's lacrosse team returned to action Saturday afternoon for their home opener against UW-La Crosse, battling through a thrilling, back-and-forth contest that stretched into triple overtime. After trading momentum all game and overcoming multiple Eagles rallies, the Firebirds ultimately fell in a sudden victory in the third overtime period.

How it Happened
FIRST PERIOD
  • The Firebirds struck first at the 9:43 mark as Auggie Claridge found the back of the net off an assist from Piper LeFevre to take a 1-0 lead. The Eagles responded quickly, scoring at 8:31 to even the game at 1-1. Carthage regained control with back-to-back goals at 5:02 and 3:31, heading into the second period with a 3-1 advantage.
SECOND PERIOD
  • The Eagles answered in the second, outscoring the Firebirds to erase the deficit and knot the score at 3-3 by halftime.
THIRD PERIOD
  • Carthage came out firing in the second half, as Shannon Heitschmidt scored just 52 seconds into the third period to give the Firebirds a 4-3 lead. The Eagles tied the game at 13:22 (4-4), but Carthage responded with momentum. LeFevre converted a feed from Katy Berni, and shortly after, Reggie Ross finished an assist from LeFevre to put the Firebirds back in front, 6-4.
FOURTH PERIOD
  • LeFevre extended the lead at 14:46, finishing an assist from Heitschmidt to make it 7-4. The Eagles capitalized on three man-up opportunities to rally and tie the game at 7-7 with 5:06 remaining. Kelsey O'Brien, assisted by Heitschmidt, restored the Firebirds' lead at 3:52 (8-7). However, the Eagles converted another man-up chance late in regulation to tie the game at 8-8 and force overtime.
OVERTIME
  • Both teams battled through a scoreless overtime until the seventh period, when the Eagles broke through with 1:54 remaining to secure the sudden-victory win, edging the Firebirds in a hard-fought contest.

High Flyers
  • LeFevre and O'Brien led the Firebirds with two goals.
  • Claridge and Heitschmidt finished with one goal and two assists. 
  • The Firebirds took 32 shots, 19 being on goal.
  • Xochitl Delvale-Vera finished with eight saves.

Coach's Remarks

"We fought hard, defense did a great job keeping us in the game," said head coach Maddie Berni. "Looking forward to what we have to work on Monday and ready to get back at it."

Up Next

The Firebirds will return to action at home on Art Keller Field on Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m., to take on Aurora. If you are unable to make it to the game, catch all the action live on our Carthage Athletics YouTube page or https://cciwnetwork.com/. For more information, visit our athletics.carthage.edu.
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