CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team battled a steady rain to win its fourth straight match on Sunday afternoon. Tech pulled away late in a back-and-forth contest to down Hamline University 15-11 in the non-conference matchup.

Records

• Tech 9-3
• Hamline 5-6

How it Happened

• Hamline was the team that jumped out ahead, as the Pipers scored the first three goals of the match.
• Tech's first tally came courtsey of Alyssa DeLuca at the 21:02 mark. Madison Meredith, who assisted on the DeLuca goal, scored four minutes later off of a free position shot to make the score 3-2.
• After a Hamline tally, Tech scored two more unanswered to tie the score at 4-4 with 12:49 left. The Pipers, however, would not allow to take a lead in the first half, scoring three of the next five goals to lead 7-6 at the break.
• An Isabella Rubin goal 90 seconds into the second half tied the score at 8-8.
• After trading a couple of goals, the Scarlet Hawks used a 3-0 run to take a lead in the match for the first time. Rubin (two goals) and Sarah Colby all scored over a nine-minute stretch in which Hamline did not attempt a single shot. Tech led 11-9 at the 16:00 mark.
• After a Hamline tally, the Scarlet Hawks would ice the match with four of the final five goals.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• DeLuca and Rubin each led the Scarlet Hawks with four goals a piece. Rubin led the team with nine groundballs while DeLuca tallied five of her own. Rubin also recorded an assist.
• Meredith put together a balanced line of three goals, a team-high three assists, eight ground balls, and a team-high four draw controls.
• Colby recorded three goals and one assist.
• Cassandra Reineke scored once and led the team with six draw controls.
• Abbie Reynolds made five saves and won her sixth match of the season.

Stats to Know

• The ground ball battle was very close, with Tech holding a slight 32-28 advantage.
• The Scarlet Hawks outshot Hamline 34-21.
• Tech turned it over 33 times compared to Hamline's 28.
• Hamline was 9-for-18 on clears while the Scarlet Hawks finished 8-for-11.
• Hamline's 37 fouls were more than Tech's 28.

Quote from Coach Lamitie

• "I am so proud of the way the team played today. We never gave up, we played within ourselves and did not let the other team get into our heads. We played fundamentally sound Illinois Tech lacrosse."

Up Next

• An important Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference match awaits on Wednesday. Tech will head to Minnesota for a matchup with Augsburg College. Both teams have 4-1 conference records and are a part of a four-way tie for second place with Aurora and Benedictine. The match is set to begin at 7:00 p.m.