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Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Wartburg Drops Contest Against UW-River Falls

WAVERLY, Iowa - Wartburg women's lacrosse suffered a 21-6 defeat to the hands of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Wednesday, March 31 at the Wartburg Lacrosse Field. 

The Knights (0-6, 0-1 MWL) will return to Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference action on Saturday, April 3 when they host Augsburg University (1-4, 1-0 MWL) at 1 p.m. at the Wartburg Lacrosse Field. 

The Orange & Black saw themselves down two goals in the opening three minutes before sophomore Lindsay Langford tallied her 12th goal of the season. Junior Bri Greiskalns recorded two goals in the middle portion of the first half to cut the Wartburg deficit to just three. Greiskalns and freshman Ellie Johnson tallied two of the final three goals of the period and the Knights went into the break down by five. 

The second half was one to forget for the Knights as UW-River Falls scored 10 unanswered. Greiskalns recorded the final tally of the match with just 11 seconds remaining and earned her fourth hat trick of the season. 

The Oakdale, Minn. native Greiskalns tallied a team-high five points on four goals and one assist. The Knights totaled 12 shots, including nine on goal. Wartburg converted on 61.5% of its clear attempts and won 11 draw controls. Freshman goalkeeper Brittney Shipman recorded eight saves in her third career start. 


 
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