CHICAGO, Ill. -- Amidst three weather delays including one that delayed the start of the contest, the Illinois Wesleyan women's lacrosse team outlasted Illinois Institute of Technology in a 13-5 road victory at Stuart Field in Chicago on Wednesday, March 30.

The Titans improved upon their best record in school history at 9-1 while the Scarlet Hawks are now 5-3. 

IWU and IIT traded goals to open the game with the score being tied at 2-2 with 15:28 left in the first half. Illinois Wesleyan scored the final three goals of the first half before scoring the first two goals of the second half to open up a 7-2 lead with 24:37 remaining in the game. The Scarlet Hawks closed the gap to 7-4 and again at 9-5 but would get no closer as the Titans closed the game out on a 4-0 run. 

Junior Maggie Krause led all players with three goals in the game while a handful of Titans (Abby Kushina, Grainne Kelly, Dani Engelbreit, and Sam Bidlack) all scored two. Sophomore Sophia Sodolski and freshman Claudia Richman had three assists each. 

Sophomore Claire Quist played all 60 minutes in goal to pick up the win, making nine saves in the contest. 

IWU outshot IIT 29-18 and were successful on two of five free position shots while holding the Scarlet Hawks to a 0-5 mark. Illinois Tech picked up 17 ground balls compared to 14 for Illinois Wesleyan but were guilty of 15 turnovers while IWU committed 14 turnovers. The Titans held a 10-6 advantage in draw controls. 

What's Next?
The final month of the regular-season starts with a 12 p.m. home contest for the Titans on Saturday, April 2nd against Calvin College at Tucci Stadium.