Marina Piszczor Boasts Season-High 11 Saves at Louisville

Wednesday, March 27

Louisville, Ky.

7 p.m.

Xavier University

3-7

Louisville

6-6

Xavier

Louisville

Marina Piszczor Boasts Season-High 11 Saves at Louisville

03.27.24 | Women's Lacrosse

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Women's Lacrosse fell at Louisville, 15-7, on Wednesday night

By: Dianna Lewis, Xavier Athletic Communications

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Women's lacrosse fell to Louisville 7-15, on Wednesday evening.

The Musketeers fall to 3-7 (0-1 BIG EAST) and the Cardinals advance to 6-6 (2-3 ACC).

While Louisville got off to a 12-3 start in the first half, the Xavier squad was able to battle back and out-score the Cardinals 4-3 in the second half, holding them scoreless in the fourth quarter.

NOTABLES

• Kirra Crowley, the freshman midfielder, was the leading scorer for Xavier against Louisville, notching two goals. Five additional Musketeers tallied a goal, including sophomore attacker Lola Mancuso, who extended her scoring streak to 16 games, and freshman midfielder Lily Hayes, who earned her first career goal.

• Sawyer Walker saw a career day with seven draw controls, six of those coming in the first quarter. The redshirt sophomore midfielder now ranks second in the program's single-game records for draw controls.

• Recording two draw controls apiece and following Walker's efforts were junior midfielder Julie Cassidy and freshman midfielder Machaela Henry.

• Kimaura Schindler, the freshman midfielder, and Katelyn McDonnell, the sophomore midfielder, accumulated the team-high of three ground balls each and sophomore midfielder Gianna Cua followed with two.

• Schindler also led defensive efforts with two caused turnovers, moving to two consecutive games with multiple caused turnovers. Six additional Musketeers forced a turnover on the Louisville squad.

• Marina Piszczor, the sophomore goalkeeper, collected a season-high 11 saves in goal in a complete game.

• Xavier out-paced Louisville in clear efficiency, ground balls, and draw controls.

• The Musketeers totaled seven goals, 16 ground balls, 14 draw controls, nine caused turnovers, 11 saves, and recorded 25 shots with 20 shots on goal.

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