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Lax
10
Wilmington (Del.) WILMINGT 2-1
12
Winner Ashland ASHLAND 2-0
Wilmington (Del.) WILMINGT
2-1
10
Final
12
Ashland ASHLAND
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wilmington (Del.) WILMINGT 3 1 2 4 10
Ashland ASHLAND 2 3 5 2 12

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Dusty Sloan, Ashland University Director of Athletic Communications

Seven Straight Goals, Defense Lift Eagles To Home Win Over Wildcats

Ashland University's women's lacrosse team continued its strong start to the 2023 season on Sunday (Feb. 26) afternoon at Ferguson Field, defeating Wilmington (Del.) by a 12-10 count to start 2-0 for the first time in program history.
 
Trailing 4-2 early in the second quarter, the Eagles ran off seven consecutive goals to lead 9-4 with 9:30 to go in the third period. Ashland never led by less than three goals the rest of the way.
 
NOTABLES
  • Freshman attacker Rachel Crumbacher led the Ashland offensive attack with three goals and four assists for seven points on Sunday, and she has posted five goals and four assists for nine points in her first two collegiate games.
  • Fifth-year midfielder Isabelle Pisani and senior attacker Cassady Becker each also turned in hat tricks in the victory.
  • Senior goalkeeper Jillian Rekulak made 11 saves in the win, as she and the Eagle defense kept Wilmington off the board for nearly 20 minutes during that 7-0 run.
  • Ashland out-shot Wilmington, 32-26.
 
QUOTABLES
  • "Never settle is what we talk about. You never put your head down," Ashland head coach Lauren Simko about trailing 4-2 after an early 2-0 advantage. "They knew they had it in them, and they capitalized on their mistakes quick."
  • "They move the ball pretty well. All seven of them who are on the field are a threat to goal," Simko said of her attack. "They share the ball, very selfless attack."
  • "She was feeling confident going into this game," Simko said of Rekulak. "I think those first couple saves early on helped fuel her for the rest of this game. She wasn't going to lose this game."
  • "We've been working really hard," Rekulak said. "We've grown in our play every year. Our team does really well with adversity. We're all really close. When we play together, it all comes together."
  • "I'm just so happy to have made it here," Crumbacher said. "This is just the beginning. I think there is so much to come. We just knew we wanted it more, and it starts right there in the circle."
 
UP NEXT
Ashland will begin its Florida trip on March 6 at 5 p.m. at No. RV Florida Tech (2-2).
 
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