Dana Haney led Crusaders with 11 draw controls in 13-12 loss to Chatham
Luisa Wiewgorra, Madonna Sports Information
12
Madonna MUWL 2-4
13
Winner Chatham CHA 1-3
Madonna MUWL
2-4
12
Final
13
Chatham CHA
1-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Madonna MUWL 6 6 12
Chatham CHA 8 5 13

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Zachary Shore

Cougars thwart dominate performance by @MUCrusadersWLAX

THE BASICS
Score: Madonna University 12, Chatham University 13
Record: MU (2-4), CU (1-3)
Location: Ellis Field - Pittsburgh, Pa.
 

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Three goals in the final two minutes thwarted was would have been an impressive comeback for the Madonna University women's lacrosse team in a 13-12 loss to Chatham University at Ellis Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Crusaders overcame a four-goal deficit to take a late lead but couldn't hold on as they fall to 2-4 on the year while the Cougars move to 1-3 overall.

TURNING POINT
  • Three unanswered goals by the home team in the final two minutes
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Brittany Leist scored first, Chatham scored four straight then the Crusaders answered with goals from Madeleine Caswell, Leist and Haley Skeens
  • MU trailed 8-6 at the half thanks to a pair of late goals from Leist and Madison Kadwell answered another four goal run by the home team
  • Valarie Patterson and Leist traded goals with Chatham to begin the second half before MU used a 4-0 run of their own, highlighted by a hat trick from Christy Battersby, to take a 12-10 lead with 5:59 to play
  • The Cougars scored the final three goals, with the last two coming in the final 34 seconds, for the 13-12 win
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Leist tallied five goals, added three ground balls and won four draw controls, Battersby added three goals and three DCs while Caswell assisted on a pair of goals and scored once
  • Skeens finished with two points (1 g, 1 a) while Kadwell, Patterson and Dana Haney each had a point
  • Haney led MU with 11 draw controls while Jerilyn Chapp and Emily Daly paced the Blue and Gold with four ground balls each.
  • MU outshot Chatham 49-23 in the contest which included a 39-18 margin in shots on goal
  • Chatham's goalie made 27 saves
  • Madonna dominated the draw as they won 21 of 26 draw controls
TESKEY'S TAKE
  • "We executed everything we wanted to - draws, clears, shot volume - credit Chatham's goalie, she stood on her head today and had an answer for everything. She made 27 saves, that's absolutely incredible." - Head Coach Dan Teskey
  • "We fought back and made quick adjustments all game. I'm proud of the team for how they controlled play and most of the time we would earn a win the way we played today. We just need to clean up our game management in the final minutes and it's a different outcome. We are in a good place and ready to begin the conference slate." - Teskey
UP NEXT
  • The Crusaders return to the field on Wednesday, Mar. 27 as they travel to Fort Wayne, Ind. to face No. 2 Indiana Tech at 6 p.m.
  • Live coverage links will be available at www.mucrusaders.com.
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