BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - After a promising season opener against Aurora University Wednesday, Feb. 28, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team travels to Verona, Wis., to take on Edgewood College Saturday, March 2. Action is set to begin at 1 p.m. on the Edgewood College Field at Reddan Park. 

The Titans (0-1) enter the contest off a 17-15 loss to Aurora (1-0), but the loss showed a lot of promise for the Green and White. Senior Britney Maldonado (Hoffman Estates, Ill.-Conant) put on an offensive show, finishing with nine points on three goals and three assists, as all three of her shots in the game found the back of the net. Junior Mia Fiandaca (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles North) was electric with six goals, along with a career-best 14 draw controls, just one shy of tying the program's single-game record. Her seven caused turnovers was the most ever recorded by a Titan in a game. 

Junior Bri Kiser (Crown Point, Ind.-Crown Point) logged all 60 minutes between the posts for the Green and White, recording seven saves and three ground balls. 

Illinois Wesleyan will face Edgewood (1-0) for just the second time in program history. IWU won the inaugural meeting, 22-9, March 8, 2023. Fiandaca finished with a match-high seven points on four goals and three assists. Maldonado led the match with five goals, finishing with six points. Then-sophomore Lizzie Rymarcsuk (Lake Zurich, Ill.-Saint Viator) recorded the win in goal, as she notched four saves and six ground balls in 38:51 minutes of action. The Eagles defeated Saint Mary's College, 16-11, in their season opener Saturday, Feb. 24. 

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