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Women’s Lacrosse Eyes Match Against Elmhurst for Home Finale

Titans enter contest 6-9 overall

4/23/2023 3:45:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - For the final time in the 2023 season, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team will play inside Tucci Stadium Monday, April 24 for a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin match against Elmhurst University. Action is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

The Titans (6-9, 2-2 CCIW) enter the contest off a 23-1 loss to the 16th-ranked University of Chicago Saturday, April 22. Junior Britney Maldonado (Hoffman Estates, Ill.-James B. Conant) scored the lone goal in the match, while senior Julia Raczykowski (Minooka, Ill.-Minooka Community) led the defense with a career-high four caused turnovers while tying her career-best four ground balls. 

Offensively, IWU is led by sophomore Mia Fiandaca (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles East), who has 40 points on five assists and a team-best 35 goals. Senior Sarah Gleason (Park Ridge, Ill.-Maine South) closely follows with 39 points, composed of 23 goals and a team-high 16 assists. Maldonado rounds out the top three scores with 24 goals and 14 assists for 38 points. 

Gleason leads the Titan defense with 35 ground balls, while Fiandaca and fellow sophomore Lizzie Rymarcsuk (Lake Zurich, Ill.-Saint Viator) have 28 and 27, respectively. Raczykowski has caused a team-high 20 caused turnovers, followed by Gleason and Fiandaca with 16 each. 

Elmhurst (0-9, 0-3 CCIW) enters off a 24-0 loss to Carthage College Saturday, April 22. The Titans own a commanding 5-1 advantage over the Bluejays, with the only loss coming in the inaugural meeting April 22, 2015. Most recently, the Green and White took down EU April 20, 2022, 25-1. Maldonado led the way with six goals, while Gleason and junior Hannah Trousdale (Mt. Prospect, Ill.-Hoffman Estates) each tallied four. 

A link to the live stream and live stats can be found under the women's lacrosse schedule page on iwusports.com. 
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