ST. CHARLES, Mo.—The UIndy women's lacrosse team made history Sunday afternoon, capturing the 2022 NCAA Division II national championship. The No. 3-seeded Greyhounds bested top-seeded East Stoudsburg, 11-9, to secure the program's first-ever national title.
 
Held at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo., the tournament's Most Outstanding Player nod went to UIndy graduate student Peyton Romig. She was joined on the all-tournament team by Sarah Klein, Abigail Lagos, Quinn Malcolm and Mekayla Montgomery.

The championship victory gave UIndy its third NCAA team title overall, joining the Greyhound women's golf teams of 2015 and 2018.
   
INS & OUTS
Trailing 7-6 late in the third quarter, the Greyhounds sandwiched the final quarter break with a four-goal onslaught from which the Warriors never fully recovered. The Hounds recorded two goals in the final 90 seconds of the third before tacking on two more early in the fourth to build a lead they would not relinquish.
 
As they've done all season long, Klein and Lagos spearheaded the UIndy offense. The duo combined for seven goals in the championship game, including all four in the aforementioned decisive flurry.
 
Meanwhile, Romig helped the Hounds completely dominate on draw controls, 20-4. She herself secured 16 draws to add to her two goals and an assist.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-UIndy's 22 wins set a new single-season high for the program.
-The game featured six ties, with the final one coming at 7-7 late in the third quarter.
-Audrey Moran and Cassidy King combined forces in goal to record a total of four saves.
-The Hounds recorded 34 shots on the day compared to just 15 by ESU.
-Sunday marked the first-ever meeting between UIndy and East Stroudsburg.