ALMA, Mich. – The Trine University women's lacrosse team was dominant in their Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) game with Alma College on Sunday afternoon. The Thunder (9-3, 4-1 MIAA) added on to their record-breaking win total with a 23-8 victory over the Scots (10-4, 1-4 MIAA).
Trine had 24 draw controls compared to 11 for Alma, a new program-high for the team in a game. They also outshot their opponents 37-19. Calista Richmond [Portage, Mich. / Portage] now holds the single-season record with her 30th assist of the year and Liv Ghent [Byron Center, Mich. / Caledonia] has the most goals (57) and points (68) in a season.
The Scots struck first less than 30 seconds into play, but the Thunder rolled for six in a row, including three in a 31-second span. Danielle Gargiulo [Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove] found the back of the net twice and chipped in on an assist while Ghent scored two of her seven goals on the day early in the contest.
The rest of the first period saw Trine outscore the home team 6-3. Richmond scored herself and found Ghent for two assists in the run.
Leading 12-4 after one, the pace began to slow in the second. Richmond and Gargiulo had unassisted scores to wrap up the first half leading 14-6.
Ghent continued her offensive production in the third quarter when she struck for three more goals as well as Paige Hull [New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln Way West] getting in on the action after receiving a pass from Ella Dougherty [Lowell, Mich. / Lowell]. Gargiulo was the culprit on a goal with two minutes and change remaining in the period to put the Thunder ahead 19-7.
Alyssa Keptner [Midland, Mich. / H.H. Dow], Brooke Hoag [Portage, Mich. / Portage], Dougherty and Brooklyn Sosinsky [Carmel, Ind. / Carmel] each delivered for a goal, with Elle Mizwicki [Homer Glen, Ill. / Lockport Township] tacking on an assist to Dougherty.
Richmond led in points after scoring twice and dishing out seven assists on the afternoon. Ghent netted a team-high seven goals on 13 shots (11 on-goal). Keptner and Hoag had seven and six draw controls for the team, while Hoag, Richmond and Josie Prince [St. Charles, Mo. / Francis Howell Central] caused two turnovers apiece.
In net, Maddy Kasten [Battle Creek, Mich. / Lakeview] received the win (2-1) with two saves in 30 minutes of game time. Jillian Rejczyk [Wauconda, Ill. / Wauconda] recorded four saves and allowed just two goals.
Trine wraps up their regular season home slate on Wednesday, April 27 with a 7 pm first draw against Saint Mary's College.