WAVERLY, Iowa - The Wartburg women's lacrosse team fell 17-3 against the defending Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference Champions from Hamline University on Wednesday afternoon during its home opener at the Wartburg Lacrosse Field. 

The Knights drop to 0-2 overall while the Pipers improve to 3-0. 

Hamline outscored Wartburg 11-1 in the first period, with the Knights opening their scoring with one of Lindsay Langford's two goals on the game. 

The Orange & Black limited the Pipers to six goals in the final 20 minutes while scoring twice; Langford's second with just under 21 minutes remaining and Bri Greiskalns' team-leading fourth goal of the season. 

In goal, Laura Sinkovitz tallied five saves while facing 32 Piper shots. 

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Wartburg heads to Aurora, Ill. and Aurora University on Saturday, March 14, facing the MWLC opponent at 1 p.m.