Box Score AU's Vago Field saw the Spartan women's lacrosse team host the Lady Reds CarthageCollege in a Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference match-up Saturday morning. Carthage would go on the defeat the Spartans 17-3.
The visitors took a 4-0 lead in the first five minutes of the game and never looked back as the Spartans fought hard but were unable to muster up enough offense to stay with the opponent.
AU freshman
Gabby Rowe tallied the Spartans first goal at 24:39 in the first-half to make the game a 4-1 advantage for Carthage.
Spartan freshman
Jordan Nielsen scored with 3:33 remaining in the first-half to cut the Carthage lead to 10-2.
Rounding out the scoring for AU was freshman
Danielle Morgan, her second goal of the year came on a free-position attempt.
AU goalkeeper
Sydney Frey finished the game with 13 saves. With the loss, AU is now 1-6 on the season and 1-1 in the MWLC. Next action for the Spartan women's lacrosse team comes on Tuesday,
March 26 when they host Concordia University Wisconsin. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. on Vago Field in Aurora, Ill.
