Rebecca Rymarcsuk in goal against CUC March 22, 2023

Women’s Lacrosse to Host UW-River Falls in Final Non-Conference Match

Titans return home for first time since March 8

3/30/2023 10:14:00 AM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - After five straight road matches, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team will play on its home turf Friday, March 31, as the Titans (3-7) host the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Action is set to begin at 5 p.m. inside Tucci Stadium.

IWU enters the match off a 26-7 loss to the College of Wooster Saturday, March 25. Junior Britney Maldonado (Hoffman Estates, Ill.-James B. Conant) and sophomore Mia Fiandaca (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles North) each recorded three goals in the match.

Fiandaca leads the Titans with 20 goals and 24 points through the first 10 games of the season. Over the past two games, the St. Charles, Ill. native produced an impressive stat line of 10 draw controls, four ground balls, two caused turnovers, and seven points, which landed her as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin defensive player of the week.

Sophomore Lizzie Rymarcsuk (Lake Zurich, Ill.-Saint Viator) has seen the largest bulk of time between the posts for the Green and White, as she enters Friday's contest with 337:03 minutes logged in goal. Over that time, Rymarcsuk has accumulated a 3-4 record, 80 saves, and a .488 save percentage. Her 8.00 saves per game average is fourth-best in the CCIW.

UW-River Falls comes to Tucci off a win over the University of Northwestern Wednesday, March 29, to move its record to 4-3 on the season.

This will be the third time the Titans and Falcons have faced off, with the record sitting at 1-1. IWU won the initial meeting, 12-8, March 13, 2021, while the Falcons won the most previous match, 16-8, March 27, 2022. Senior Sarah Gleason (Park Ridge, Ill.-Maine South) has tallied three goals against UW-River Falls, two of which came in the most recent meeting. Gleason enters the contest nearing the century mark for career points, with a current total of 95.

The game will have a live stream and live stats, which can be found on the women's lacrosse schedule page on iwusports.com. To stay up-to-date on the team, be sure to follow @IwuWlax on Twitter and @iwuwlax on Instagram.

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