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Women’s Lacrosse Falls to Hendrix

Photo by Sarah Thomas
Photo by Sarah Thomas

Game Leaders

Hendrix
G: Peyton Refling - 5
A: Lillian Sonner - 3
Sv: Abigail Kellar - 5
GB: Alaina Palmer - 6
Illinois Tech
G: Kelly Hitchcock - 7
A: 3 Players (#9, #10, #11) - 1
Sv: Caitlin Davitt - 15
GB: Kelly Hitchcock - 5

Team Stats

Illinois Tech
Hendrix

Shots

26
39

Ground Balls

8
17

Saves

15
5

Clears

0-0
0-0

Turnovers

20
14

Draw Controls

14
17

Free Position Shots

3-4
2-5
full stats
Posted: Mar 13, 2023

By Jami Sponaugle

Conway, AR. - In their first of two spring break games, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks women's lacrosse team traveled to Conway, AR. to take on the Hendrix College Warriors.

The Hawks (0-4) put up a tough fight, but couldn't make up the early deficit as the Warriors (3-2) secured a 16-12 non-conference victory.

First Quarter (Hendrix 6 - Illinois Tech 1)

  • After the Warriors got on the board first, Kelly HItchock followed 23 seconds later with the Hawks first goal and her first goal of the game. With 12:00 minutes remaining in the first quarter, the Hawks and Warriors were tied at 1-1. 

  • Five goals were scored by the Warriors through the remainder of the quarter, giving them a 6-1 lead. 

Second Quarter (Hendrix 3 - Illinois Tech 4)

  • The Hawks came out strong to begin the second quarter. In a free position attempt, Judai Smith scored a free position goal to give the Hawks their second of the game at the 13:13 mark. 

  • Hitchcock then scored back-to-back goals to pick-up a hat-trick and  to put the Hawks within two. The first came at 12:14 off a Faith Busche assist while the second was an unassisted goal at 10:55. 

  • The Warriors then scored three goals of their own between 10:24 and 3:39.

  • Hitchcock scored her fourth goal, third unassisted, with 1:49 remaining until halftime. 

Third Quarter (Hendrix 3 - Illinois Tech 6)

  • Coming back to the field, Busche joined in on the Hawks goal scoring with an unassisted goal at 13:56.

  • Hitchcock followed with an assisted goal by Lucy Jorjorian at 12:30. Here, the Hawks trailed the Warriors 9-7.

  • Between 10:53 and 1:54 the Hawks were unable to stop to offensive power of the Warriors as Hendrix scored 6 unanswered goals to take a 15-7 lead.

  • Scoring her sixth goal of the day, Hitchcock closed out the third quarter with an unassisted goal at 1:30. 

Fourth Quarter (Hendrix 1 - Illinois Tech 4)

  • In a man-up situations, the Warriors scored their lone goal of the quarter at the 14:20 mark. 

  • Unassisted, Busche scored her second of the game with 11:10 remaining. 

  • Alison Yurchak picked up a free position goal with 9:45 on the clock as the Hawks trailed 16-10.

  • Jorjorian then scored at 5:12 off a Hitchcock assist. 

  • Hitchcock closed out the game with the final goal from a free position shot with 3:29 remaining. As the final whistle blew, the Hawks fell to the Warriors 16-12.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

  • Hitchcock found the back of the net 7 times to lead the Hawks in goals. Hitchcock finished with 10 shots, 8 of which were on goal and 1 assist. Hitchcock also led  the team in ground balls, draw controls, and caused turnovers with 5, 8, and 5 respectively. 

Warriors Standouts

  • Peyton Refling led the Warriors in goals with 5 after taking 10 shots with 9 being on frame. Refling finished with 2 assists, 2 ground balls, 7 draw controls, and 2 caused turnovers. 

  • Brenna Kuenzi, Lillian Sonner, and Alaina Palmer all recorded a hat-trick throughout the game. 

Inside the Box Score

  • Hendrix picked up 17 ground balls compared to Illinois Tech's 8.

  • The Hawks committed 20 turnovers versus the Warriors 14. 

  • In draw controls, the Warriors led 17-14 over the Hawks.

  • The Hawks finished with 26 shots while the Warriors had 39.

Up Next

The Hawks close out their spring break trip on Wednesday when they take on the Missouri Valley College Vikings for a non-conference contest at 4:00 p.m. in Marshall, MO.