LEBANON, Ill. - Coming into the 2021 GLVC Women's Lacrosse Tournament as the No. 2 seed, the UIndy women's lacrosse team (13-1, 6-1 GLVC) took on the No. 3 seed McKendree Bearcats (10-4, 5-2) in one of the tournament's semifinal games on Friday night. The 2021 GLVC Midfielder of the Year, Peyton Romig, led the Hounds' charge with a season-high eight points in the Greyhounds dominant 19-6 victory.
INS & OUTS
It didn't take long for Division II's best scoring team to rack in five goals, UIndy totaling the early five-goal lead in only four minutes and forty seconds of game time. Grace Gunneson scored a pair goals during that time span, the Hounds tallying unassisted scores on four of the five. The Greyhounds sunk 15 shots in the back of the net in the first half alone, totaling 25 attempts at the net in the contest's first 30 minutes. Sophomore Quinn Malcom netted her fourth hat trick of the season at the halfway point, Marin Felsoci adding a pair of her own to boost the Hounds' 15-4 lead on the Bearcats.
The second half of the contest didn't see as much action as the first, the two programs only totaling six goals overall as the running clock continued.
Cassidy King continued the first half of the back 30 minutes as the Hounds' goal keeper, sealing eight saves against McKendree before redshirt freshman
Audrey Moran collected three saves of her own, the third time this season the Naperville, Ill., native racked up a trio of saves in a single game. Romig would led UIndy in several statistical categories, tossing a season-high five assists to go along with her team-leading four ground balls and 14 draw controls. Four Greyhounds would end the Friday-night contest with a hat trick, Gunneson,
Sarah Klein, Romig and Malcolm all pushing the team to a 28-point performance.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The 2021 GLVC Freshman of the Year,
Sarah Klein, has now registered at least two points in each of the Hounds' 14 games this season.
- UIndy's 22 draw controls against McKendree tops their 19 from just six days ago when the two programs last met.
- Friday marks the eighth game this season the Greyhounds have completed 100 percent of their clear attempts.
HOUND BYTES
Head Coach James Delaney on the team's appearance to the inaugural GLVC Championship …
"It was great to get off to a good start today against a great opponent in McKendree. We knew it was going to be a battle so it was great to come out on top, and we were able to get some subs in to save the legs of some of our top kids."
Peyton Romig on the team's game plan going into the rematch against Lindenwood …
"There is not much we need to change for this game on Sunday. As a team we have to come into it calm, cool, and collected and take care of business. We just have to play our game and play together as an entire team."
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will get their rematch against the No. 1 seeded and ranked Lindenwood Lions in less than 48 hours, the two teams vying now for the inaugural GLVC Women's Lacrosse Tournament Championship trophy. The two programs will face off on Sunday, May 2 at 2 p.m. ET, the teams lining up in the circle out on Leemon Field in Lebanon, Ill.
