ST. LOUIS – The No. 14 and second-seeded UIndy women's lacrosse team completed the four-peat on Sunday, knocking off sixth-ranked and No. 1 seed Maryville in the GLVC Championship game by a score of 17-10.
 
The Greyhounds have won all four titles since the league began crowning a champion in 2021. Head coach Peyton Romig has now been a part in three, the first two as a player in 2021 and 2022. UIndy has now claimed each of the last six conference titles, dating back to its time in the GLIAC in 2018-19.
 
Mackenzie Winn led all players with six points, while Olivia Bladon scored a game-high five goals. A major part of the Greyhounds possession was Malaena Michielin, who secured nine draw controls and scooped up a pair of ground balls.
 

#GLVCwlax FOUR-PEAT!!! ???????? pic.twitter.com/rRSdzjzA2H

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INS & OUTS
The Greyhounds remained poised all contest, responding to every Saints' answer with an exclamation point. After the first quarter ended with the teams knotted at five, Mackenzie Winn and Sage Da Silva combined for three goals to give UIndy a tight 8-6 advantage at halftime.
 
The third quarter was all Hounds, scoring four straight – and seven of eight – goals to pull away from the top-seeded Saints. Olivia Bladon and Caroline Krauch sandwiched the four-goal run, while Winn netted her 100th career score right there in the middle. Joey Fowler scored, too, just three minutes after Winn and 60 seconds before Krauch.
 
Maryville was unable to string together multiple goals in a row due to a stringent UIndy defense, as well as Michielin's tough play in the draw circle. The sophomore won two draws in the final frame, while guiding another two to Fowler and Ella Fornek.
 
Fowler, who scored the first goal of the afternoon at the 13:40 mark of the first quarter, looked to also cap the scoring late in the fourth; however, Megan Dunn had others plan, providing the dagger with under two minutes left.
 

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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- UIndy entered Sunday with an impressive 91.7 percent clearance rate, but had to overcome four turnovers in the early going to defeat Maryville.
- The Hounds had a pair of goals waved off in the first half due to a yellow card and stick violation. UIndy was also whistled for eight cards compared to Maryville's five.
- Each of the starting four Greyhound defenders recorded at least one caused turnover, led by seniors Olivia Grogan and Madison Phillips with two apiece.
- Bladon now has 63 goals this season and ranks eighth all-time in program history with 106 career scores. The sophomore also led all players with five ground balls.
- Freshman Hollis Rang caused one turnover in the win, while scooping up three ground balls.
- Fowler scored four times on Sunday, marking the fourth time this season the senior has done so.
 

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MORE NOTES
UIndy now leads the all-time series, 8-1 … Dunn now sits just eight points from tying Abigail Lagos' single-season record of 118 … the Hounds have now won at least 14 games in each full season dating back to 2018 ... NCAA DII all-time leading scorer Sydney Tiemann was held to just two goals on the day.

HOUND BYTES
Romig on the win...
"I am so proud of how well the team played today! We were able to play a complete game against a very good team. It was great to see so many people step up into bigger roles. We are looking forward to keeping things rolling!"
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will receive some well-deserved rest, as the NCAA DII selection show is scheduled for Sunday, May 11.