INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 13 UIndy women's lacrosse team suffered another tough defeat to a ranked opponent on Thursday, falling to top-10 Grand Valley State from Key Stadium by a score of 16-9.
 
Caroline Krauch played a solid all-around game, adding three goals to her final line of five ground balls and four caused turnovers. Joining Krauch with a hat trick was Olivia Bladon, netting all three of her scores in the first half.
 
INS & OUTS
Krauch beat the buzzer at the end of the opening quarter, inching the Hounds within a single score. The junior capped a three-goal stretch minutes later to give UIndy its first lead in 15 minutes of game play, sandwiching Bladon's third score of the afternoon.
 

Krauch at the buzzer! ?? pic.twitter.com/KISobd2yMo

— UIndyWLax (@UIndyWLax) March 28, 2024

Grand Valley begin to pull away later in the frame, before Megan Dunn beat the visiting keeper to trail by one in the waning moments of the half. The Lakers scored four straight goals thereafter – including immediately two after Dunn's lone score of the afternoon – to build an insurmountable lead.
 
The Greyhounds would not get back within four over the final 19+ minutes, with a pair of fourth-quarter goals from Mackenzie Winn not enough to put a dent in the final result.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Malaena Michielin led the team with four draw controls, while assisting on Bladon's third goal.
- Grand Valley entered Thursday with a 73.5 percent clip in the draw circle; however, UIndy chipped into that mark with 11 victories.
- The Hounds' nine goals tied the season-high allowed by the Lakers, including three from the free position.
- Winn led the team with four points, adding two helpers.
- The Greyhounds caused 11 of the Lakers' 14 turnovers, with Michielin joining Sage Da Silva with a pair each.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy now leads the all-time series, 8-6 … Thursday marked the first Lakers' win at Key Stadium since 2017.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds open GLVC play on Saturday with a 1 p.m. ET battle at Lewis in Romeoville, Ill.