Women's Lacrosse Drops Non-Conference Finale at Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Xavier women's lacrosse team dropped an 18-9 contest to Vanderbilt in the penultimate game of the season. The Musketeers close out the season at Butler on Saturday.

The Musketeers fall to 1-13 (0-5 BIG EAST) while the Commodores improve to 8-8 (2-3 AAC).

how it happened

Vanderbilt started the game with two quick goals within the first three minutes.

Both teams went cold over the next seven minutes despite the Musketeers taking four shots.

The Commodores ignited their offense again with three more goals in the final minutes of the first quarter.

Lola Mancuso then scored on a free position attempt with seconds left in the opening period to get the Musketeers on the board.

Vanderbilt scored the first goal of the second period, but the Musketeers responded with back-to-back goals from Machaela Henry and Mancuso to cut their deficit to three.

The Commodores went on to close out the first half with a 10-3 lead.

Mancuso scored her third of the game on a free position shot, marking her 21st career hat trick.

Vanderbilt responded with two of their own before Maya Graham netted the fourth goal of her rookie season.

The Musketeers opened the final period with an offensive surge kicked off by a Lily Hayes free position goal.

Morgan Handzel then connected with a wide open Megan Droney outside of the crease to make it a 13-7 game.

Droney scored once more after a three-goal Vanderbilt stretch for her third multiple-goal game this season.

The Commodores tacked on two more in the final minutes while Henry scored her second of the afternoon assisted by Lily Villaflor.

notables

Lola Mancuso recorded her eighth hat trick of the year en route to break her own single season program record with her 43rd goal of the season.
Morgan Handzel had five draw controls to become the first Musketeer in program history to record 100 draw controls. The rookie also tabbed an assist and a ground ball.
Megan Droney scored two for her fourth straight game with a goal and also recorded a draw control.
Machaela Henry scored a season-high two goals to go along with two ground balls, one draw control and a caused turnover.
Maya Graham recorded her 13th point of the season off her one goal and two ground balls.
Katelyn McDonnell tallied one assist, one ground ball, one draw control and one caused turnover.
Julie Cassidy had a career-high five ground balls and two draw controls.
Jada Brandon reached 100 career saves in her start in the cage.

up next

The Musketeers wrap up the 2025 season with a trip to Butler this weekend. First draw is set for 12:00 p.m. in Indianapolis.

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