THE BASICS

Score: Madonna University 6, Siena Heights University 20

Record: MU (2-7, 0-4 WHAC), SHU (4-7, 2-2 WHAC)

Location: The MAC - Livonia, Mich.

LIVONIA, Mich. – The Madonna University women's lacrosse team was not able to overcome the high powered offense of the receiving votes Siena Heights Saints on Wednesday evening at the MAC. The Crusaders fall to 2-7 on the year and 0-4 in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play while the Saints improve to 4-7 and 2-2 in conference play.

TURNING POINT

• A 7-0 run for SHU to end the first half

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Christy Battersby recorded the hat trick while Dana Haney, Haley Skeens, and Brittany Leist rounded out the scoring the Blue and Gold

• Eloise Wilber played the first 16:53 of the contest, making five saves and allowing eight goals before Marissa West made six saves and allowed 12 goals in the final 43:07

• Leist led the Crusaders in draw controls with six while Haney (3), Battersby (2), and Kadwell (1) recorded the other six

• The Saints outscored the Crusaders 13-2 in the first half and despite a strong start to the second half by MU, the Saints won the second half 7-4

BY THE NUMBERS

• MU was outshot 39-19 and 31-15 in shots on goal

• Wilber and West collected 11 saves in the loss

• SHU won the battle of ground balls 30-19 and draw controls 16-12

UP NEXT

• The Crusaders will return to action on Saturday, Apr. 6 as they travel to Southfield to take on No. 10 Lawrence Tech University at 1:30 p.m.

• Live stats of the game will be found at mucrusaders.com/live.

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