THE BASICS
Score: Madonna University 7, Cleary University 17
Record: MU (2-3, 0-1 WHAC), CU (2-4, 1-1 WHAC)
Location: The Madonna Athletics Complex - Livonia, Mich.
 

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LIVONIA, Mich. – The Madonna University women's lacrosse team was not able to overcome a strong second half by Clearly as they fell 17-7 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference contest on Sunday afternoon at the MAC.

The loss drops the Crusaders to 2-3 on the season and 1-1 in WHAC conference play while the Cougars improve to 2-4 and 1-1 in WHAC play.

TURNING POINT

• A 10-2 second half for the Cougars

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Blue and Gold struck first, as Brittney Leist scored just 29 seconds into the contest for a 1-0 lead
• The Cougars scored the next three goals, jumping ahead 3-1 but Leist once again found the back of the net off a free position shot to limit the deficit
• The Crusaders and Cougars traded goals the remainder of the half, as Valarie Patterson, Leist and Christy Battersby rounded out the scoring for MU, down by a score of 7-5 at the buzzer
• Battersby and Leist each scored a goal in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome the Cougar momentum

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Cougars outshot the Crusaders 35-21 and dominated draw controls 16-9
• MU picked up 28 ground balls while the Cougars picked up 20
• Eloise Wilber played 43:15 in the game, allowing 11 goals and making three saves
• Marissa West entered the game for the final 16:45, making two saves and allowing six goals

UP NEXT

• The Crusaders return to action on Saturday, Mar. 23 as they travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. to face Chatham University at 3:00 p.m.
• Live coverage of the contest will be available at www.mucrusaders.com/live.

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