Women’s Lacrosse Overpowered by Rhodes

Titans host Capital Saturday, March 5 for home opener

2/27/2022 2:22:00 PM

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Offensive woes plagued the Illinois Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team at Rhodes College Sunday afternoon, Feb. 27, as the Titans (0-2) were handed an 18-5 setback by the Lynx (2-1).

Senior Landry Elliott (Milwaukee, Wis.-Nicolet) scored two goals, while senior Bridget O'Malley (Chicago, Ill.-Marist) added a goal and an assist. Senior Cassandra Jones (Elk Grove Village, Ill.-Conant) and sophomore Hannah Trousdale (Mt. Prospect, Ill.-Hoffman Estates) tallied one goal each.

Junior Jennie Hubbard (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles East) scooped up a game-high six ground balls to go along with a caused turnover.

Rhodes rattled off 12 straight goals before Jones' broke the shutout on a free-position goal with 6:04 to go in the second quarter.

Trailing 13-1 out of halftime, Elliot scored with 6:20 left in the third, but the Lynx answered with two of their own.

Illinois Wesleyan tacked on three goals in the fourth quarter, matching Rhodes over the final 15 minutes, but the early deficit was too much to overcome.

IWU is back in action Saturday, March 5, for a 1 p.m. bout with Capital University at Tucci Stadium.

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