The Lindenwood women's lacrosse team defeated the UCCS Mountain Lions on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 18-15 from Colorado Springs, Colo. With the victory, the Lions move to 14-1 overall and 7-1 from within the RMAC. Lindenwood will host the upcoming RMAC Tournament (May 2-5) at Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo., after clinching the best conference record among the RMAC's Missouri/Oklahoma schools.
 
GAME OVERVIEW
The Lions fell behind the Mountain Lions early, as the home team scored three of the first five goals to take a 3-2 lead.  Paige Sutton had each of the first two goals for Lindenwood.
 
Lindenwood poured in four consecutive goals over a 6:31 span to take a 6-3 lead over UCCS. Three of the Lions' four goals during the run came on free position attempts.
 
UCCS would outscore Lindenwood by a 4-3 margin for the remainder of the first half, but the Lions entered the intermission with a 9-7 lead.
 
UCCS opened the second period with five straight goals as it took a 12-9 lead over Lindenwood.
 
The Lions responded immediately with six straight goals of their own, including three scores from Carly Fedorowski to take a 15-12 lead with just under 12 minutes remaining.
 
Each team would score three more times before the end of the game, with Lindenwood prevailing by a final score of 18-15.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Abby Hagberg set new career-high marks in goals (6) and points (7) in the win.
- Fedorowski also set a career-high with her five goals scored, as she finished the game with six points.
- Sutton was the other Lions to record a hat trick in the game, her third of the season, and her second in as many games.
- Emma Wildhart added two goals, her fifth multi-goal game of the year.
- Ellie Faulk secured a team-leading seven draw controls, while Morgan Reader collected five draws.
- Reader scooped up a team-high four ground balls.
- Aly Smith made six saves in goal for the Lions, en route to her 14th win of the season.
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will return home to Hunter Stadium for its regular season finale next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The Lions will honor the three members of their senior class prior to their game against Oklahoma Baptist.