Bajusz and Gibson celebrating a goal against Edgewood March 1, 2025

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Women’s Lacrosse Travels to DePauw for Weekday Contest

Titans take on Tigers at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday, March 26

3/25/2025 4:00:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Continuing its stretch of road contests, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team heads to DePauw University Wednesday, March 26. The Titans (5-4) will face the Tigers (3-4) at 7 p.m. ET at Reavis Stadium.

Illinois Wesleyan enters the contest off a 9-6 victory over University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Sunday, March 23. Junior Anelise DiGiovanni (Lockport, Ill.-Lockport Township) led the team with three points, all by way of goals. Senior Avery Setzler (Bloomington, Ill.-Bloomington) and junior Sadie Newton (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) paced the Titans with four ground balls apiece, while Newton led the team with six draw controls and Setzler added two. The trio of Setzler, junior Sarah Riepe (Aurora, Ill.-St. Francis), and freshman Sophie Shore (St. Peters, Mo.-Francis Howell Central) caused three turnovers apiece to lead the defense. In goal for the Green and White, senior Lizzie Rymarcsuk (Lake Zurich, Ill.-Saint Viator) notched the win after recording 11 saves to go along with two ground balls and a caused turnover.

After a 2-1 week, Newton and Rymarcsuk swept the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Player of the Week awards. Newton, earning the first accolade of her career, was named the offensive player of the week, while Rymarcsuk notched her second defensive player of the week honor, her first since 2023. It marked the first weekly sweep under head coach Abby Kushina. Newton and Rymarcsuk join senior Mia Fiandaca (St. Charles, Ill.-St. Charles North) as Titans to receive the award this season, as Fiandaca got the defensive nod March 4.

Setzler and Newton lead the offense with 22 points apiece, with Setzler holding a team-high 17 goals scored alongside five assists, while Newton is third on the team with 14 goals scored, and leads IWU with eight assists. Junior Carleigh Fountain (Orland Park, Ill.-Carl Sandburg) sits in third with 16 points via 10 goals and six assists. Fiandaca is second on the squad with 15 goals. The duo of DiGiovanni and freshman Maddie Gibson (Fenton, Mo.-Rockwood Summit) are tied for second in assists, each having totaled seven on the season.

At the draw, Newton's 39 draw controls are a team-high, followed by Fiandaca's 25 and 23 from Setzler. The same three lead the team in ground balls, just in a different order. Fiandaca sits atop of the team with 30 ground balls, closely followed by Setzler and Newton with 28 and 26, respectively.

On the defensive end, Fiandaca holds a team-best 31 caused turnovers. Newton and freshman Carly Bajusz (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville North) are second on the squad with 13 forced miscues apiece.

Having logged 462:15 minutes between the iron, Rymarcsuk leads the team in saves with 71, holding a .477 save percentage. She enters Wednesday with a 5-4 record on the season.

IWU and DePauw will meet for the seventh time with the all-time series record standing at an even 3-3. The most recent meeting came a season ago, as the Titans fell 21-5 March 6, 2024. Britney Maldonado led the offense with four points on three goals and an assist. Then-juniors Mallory Mills (Schaumburg, Ill.-James B. Conant) finished with three caused turnovers and Bri Kiser (Crown Point, Ind.-Crown Point) notched 15 saves in goal. DU dropped its last game, 19-12, at Rhodes College.

DePauw will be providing a live stream, which can be found here, while live stats can be accessed by clicking here.

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