(Ann Arbor, MI) – After receiving a first-round bye as the regular season champions, Concordia women's lacrosse hosted rival Siena Heights in the second round of the WHAC tournament. The Cardinals entered as the #1 overall seed while the Saints came in as the #4 seed. After falling behind early CUAA looked to make a late comeback, but Siena Heights held on for a 16-11 win.
Alyssa Lundy and Greyson Papp each scored 3 goals in the game. Madalyn Fields led the team with 6 draw controls and 5 ground balls. Katie Snow led the team with 4 caused turnovers.
Amanda Archer started in goal, recording 7 saves. Jennifer Miller won the opening faceoff, but Siena Heights took an early lead with three unanswered goals to open the game. The Cardinals broke the shutout at the 21:14 mark when Nicole Bordo scored off a rebound from a Taylor Nesbitt free position shot. Bordo added a second goal to cut the deficit to 1 goal, but the Saints countered with 2 more markers.
Madisyn Fox got on the scoreboard with Yasmin Saraiva-Meissner drawing the assist. However, Siena Heights added two more goals and held on defense for the rest of the half. CUAA trailed 7-3 at halftime.
Madalyn Fields won the opening draw of the second half. Siena Heights continued to extend their lead with 5 unanswered goals, taking a 12-3 advantage with 19:10 left to play. Alyssa Lundy broke the shutout to end the run off a solid pass from Cassandra Allard. Lundy added a second marker as the teams continued to trade goals.
Greyson Papp scored to begin a 4-0 CUAA run as the team looked to mount a late comeback. Madalyn Fields jammed in a rebound off an Alyssa Lundy shot and Papp added a second marker after curling in front of the net. Cassandra Allard capped off the run using a spin move to score, cutting the deficit to 14-9.
After Siena Heights scored to break the run, Alyssa Lundy and Greyson Papp both completed their hat tricks to trim the deficit to 15-11. However, Siena Heights was able to hold on and earned a 16-11 win as time expired.
The Cardinals will not wait to hear of their post season fate as the NAIA will announce the national tournament qualifier next week.
