BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan women's lacrosse team held Calvin College scoreless for the final 7:13 of the game to hold on and defeat the Knights by a score of 8-7 at Tucci Stadium in Bloomington, Ill. on Saturday, April 2. 

IWU closed out nonconference play with a 10-1 record while Calvin slipped to 3-4 overall. 

The first half saw a back and forth seesaw affair with each team finding the back of the net four times in a game that saw neither team open up a lead of more than two goals. In the second half, Illinois Wesleyan took a 6-5 lead with 18:47 to go and regained the lead with 11:22 left in the game. Holding a two goal lead with 7:46 remaining, Calvin scored at 7:13 left in the second half, but could not find an equalizer to send the game to overtime. 

In a game that saw sustained wind speeds of 30 miles per hour, Calvin outshot the Titans 23-16 and held an 18-12 shots on goal advantage. IWU was guilty of 27 turnovers compared to 20 for the Knights as each team collected 17 ground balls. 

Junior Maggie Krause netted three goals in the victory with the other five Titan goals coming from the sticks of five different players. 

Sophomore Claire Quist came up big in the victory, playing all 60 minutes in net while making 11 saves including two in the final five minutes off of Calvin free position shot attempts. 

What's Next?
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play opens up at home for the Titans against Augustana College at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. The two squads are a combined 19-2 heading into Saturday's showdown.