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Women’s Lacrosse Hosts Calvin For Midweek Match

Titans look to extend three-game win streak

3/18/2024 4:00:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - After a perfect, 3-0, spring break trip in the Pacific Northwest, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team returns home to host Calvin University for a non-conference battle Wednesday, March 20. Action is set to begin at 7 p.m. inside Tucci Stadium.

The Titans (4-2) enter the contest off a convincing, 17-6, victory over the University of Puget Sound to conclude their spring break trip Thursday, March 14. Senior Britney Maldonado (Hoffman Estates, Ill.-James B. Conant) was the mastermind behind the majority of the Titan offense, finishing with 11 points on three goals and eight assists. Junior Mia Fiandaca (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles East) led the Green and White with seven goals. In goal, junior Bri Kiser (Crown Point, Ind.-Crown Point) registered the win after making six saves in 60 minutes between the posts.

Off to a torrid senior campaign, Maldonado leads the nation in assists with 39, while her 6.50 assists per game average is the second-best in the country. Her 57 points and 9.50 points per game average rank second and third across the nation, respectively. Fiandaca is second on the team with 25 points, while her 23 goals lead the Green and White. Sophomore Devon Hanson (Waukesha, Wis.-Waukesha West) is third on the team with 20 points.

Hanson leads the Titans at the draw, having won 39 draw controls on the season. Sophomore Sadie Newton (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) is second with 26, and Fiandaca sits third with 20. The same three lead IWU in caused turnovers. Fiandaca is first with 20, while Hanson and Newton have 18 and 12, respectively. Hanson's 18 ground balls are the most by a Titan, followed by sophomore Sarah Riepe's (Aurora, Ill.-St. Francis) 17.

Kiser has owned the goal all season for the Titans, having logged all 360 minutes between the iron. In the time in goal, the Crown Point, Ind. native has made 53 saves on a .398 save percentage, scooped up the third-most ground balls on the team (16), and has posted a 4-2 record.

Wednesday's contest will be the second meeting between the Titans and the Knights (3-5). IWU won the previous meeting, 8-7, April 2, 2016, inside Tucci Stadium. Now-assistant coach Abby Kushina scored a goal for the Green and White, which ultimately ended up being the game-winner. Calvin most recently fell to Baldwin Wallace University, 15-8, Saturday, March 16.

The match will be live streamed, which can be found here, while live stats can be accessed by clicking here.

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