WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's lacrosse fell to the University of Northwestern (Minn.) 15-2 at home in a Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference matchup on Saturday, Apr. 22.
Game Summary
- First Period
- It was all UNW to begin the first, as they stormed out to a 7-0 lead with 4:20 left in the period
- The Knights got on the board when Lindsay Langford found Britta Solheim for a score to make it 7-1
- The Eagles tacked on another goal in the final two minutes to make the score 8-1
- Second Period
- UNW scored three goals in the first six minutes of the second period to take an 11-1 lead
- Wartburg's defense held the Eagles scoreless until 2:01 left in the period, when UNW scored a shorthanded goal to make the score 12-1
- Third Period
- Lindsay Langford got the scoring started in the second half with a goal assisted by Addie Nabholz
- After a quiet rest of the third, UNW added another goal to make the score 13-2 heading to the fourth
- Fourth Period
- The Eagles added two more goals in the fourth and held on for a 15-2 win
Top Performers
- Solheim
- Goal scored
- Six draw controls
- One caused turnover
- One groundball
- Langford
- Nabholz
- Assist
- Three ground balls
- One caused turnover
Notes/Streaks
- The Knights move to 2-5 all-time against UNW
- Eagles have won five straight matchups
- Both Alyson Hasner and Kate Ferguson logged 30 minutes in goal
- Hasner played first half and Ferguson played second half
- First career assist for Nabholz
- 24th goal this season for Solheim and 18th goal for Langford
Next Time Out
The Knights continue MWLC play with a road matchup against Cornell College on Wednesday, Apr. 26 at 7 p.m.
