INDIANAPOLIS - The No. 1-ranked UIndy women's lacrosse team (12-1, 6-1 GLVC) made their way back to the Hoosier state on Saturday after a quick road trip out west, hosting the McKendree Bearcats (9-3, 4-2) for the regular season finale at Key Stadium. The Greyhounds ran their offense in circles around the Bearcats, ending the day on a 24-5 final score.

INS & OUTS
The Hounds not only powered through McKendree on 24 shots in the first half of action, the defense held up their usual dominance by only allowing four attempts at the goal in the game's first 30 minutes. After a 3-1 lead was established five minutes into the game, UIndy would send the ball flying for seven-straight unanswered goals in a span of 12 minutes, a pair of goals coming each from Quinn Malcom, Sarah Klein and Peyton Romig. After the Bearcats broke that streak with a man-up goal, the Greyhounds ran five more unanswered goals to end the first half on a 15-2 lead.

UIndy would take the second half similarly to the first, going on scoring run after scoring run on the Bearcats. The Hounds would going on streak of three goals three different times, Abigail Lagos tallying three goals during the stretch to put down McKendree. The Hounds throughout the game were able to take nine shots from the free position off of Bearcats fouls, UIndy converting six of them into scores. Lagos led the team after the final horn sounded with eight points off of six goals and two assists, leading the team also in those two statistical categories.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Sophomore Delaney Stahrr recorded a career-high four caused turnovers to lead the team in halting the McKendree offense.
- Peyton Romig's 16 draw controls marks the ninth contest this season of double-digit DCs.
- UIndy's 35 shots on goal is the ninth game this season the team has totaled 30 or more shots on goal.

HOUND BYTES
Head coach James Delaney on what the team needs to be focused on for the upcoming GLVC Tournament …
"We just need to get back to work on cleaning up some of the things we need to do to be successful in big games. We have a great team that I believe in and a team that I know can do special things in the month of May. For us, it's just about getting back to work at practice this week and becoming the best version of ourselves."

Sarah Klein on the importance of a good regular season finale …
"It was important for us to bounce back from Thursday and gather ourselves to prepare for the GLVC Tournament. As a team, we wanted to work hard against McKendree and end the season on a strong note to give us the confidence we need as we head into the post season."

UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will travel to Lebanon, Ill., next weekend for the upcoming 2021 GLVC Women's Lacrosse Championships, still awaiting their first round opponent as the rest of the GLVC finishes the rest of their contests this weekend. The championship will be held on McKendree's campus, kicking off on Friday, April 30. You can catch all the updates on the women's lacrosse season at uindyathletics.com.