Release courtesy of Augustana College
An eight-goal, three-assist performance by junior Hilary
Kargl (Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville,
Ky.) propelled the Augustana women's lacrosse team over
Adrian by a score of 22-14 on Saturday, May 10th at
Thorson-Lucken Field in the second-round of the NCAA Division III
tournament. The Vikings are now just one of two unbeaten teams in
the nation, climbing to 19-0. The Bulldogs ended their season with
a 12-6 overall record.
Head coach Sara Tisdale's crew scored first but it was
not until the 19:16 mark of the first half that the Vikings led for
good. The Bulldogs fired right back to even the contest at 1-1 and
then took the lead less than two minutes later. Kargl tallied her
second and third scores of the game to put Augustana back on top
3-2 with 22:38 to go in the half but Adrian retaliated and
reclaimed the lead just over a minute later. Kaylee
Nolan (Sandburg HS, Orland Park, Ill.) found
the net for the equalizer with 20:16 left in the half and Kargl
struck a minute later for an advantage the Vikings would not
relinquish.
The two sides traded goals the next eight scores giving Augustana a
9-8 lead with 11:57 until intermission. Augustana strung together
three goals for a 12-8 advantage before Adrian found the back of
the net with 5:09 on the clock to pull within three. Kargl closed
out the first-half scoring with her fifth goal of the afternoon at
the 4:16 mark for a 13-9 blue and gold lead.
At the break, Tisdale's unit held a 16-14 shot advantage and
controlled 13-23 draws. Augustana also gathered 13 first-half
ground balls to just four by the visitors.
Augustana came out firing in the second half and took a demanding
17-9 lead after the first six minutes of play. The Bulldogs
tallied three of the next five goals to make the score 19-12 with
13:25 until the final buzzer. Annie Hopkins
(Mother Mcauley HS, Chicago, Ill.) pushed the
host's lead to eight at the 10:15 mark. Goals by Emily
Handrahan (Lake Zurich HS, Hawthorn Woods,
Ill.) and Shelby Cosman (Marian
Catholic HS, St. John, Ind.) instilled the running clock
with 4:30 remaining however Adrian scored the final two goals of
the game at 2:26 and 1:56 resulting in a non-stop clock for just
over two minutes.
Kargl led all scorers with eight goals while Nolan had four.
Kendall Maduro (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville,
Ill.) added three tallies while Handrahan, Kelly
Stelzer (Wheaton-Warrenville South HS, Wheaton,
Ill.), and Hopkins each had a pair of goals. Cosman
rounded out the Augustana scoring with one goal.
Handrahan had a game-high four assists with Kargl and Stelzer each
adding three. Maduro had a pair of assists while Hopkins, Nolan,
and Olivia Mayer (Libertyville HS, Green Oaks,
Ill.) all recorded one.
Sophomore goalkeeper Jenna Hofmann (Columbine
HS, Littleton, Colo.) registered seven saves on the day
while Adrian had just three stops.
The Vikings allowed the Bulldogs to successfully clear 15-22
attempts while converting on 18-21 of their own. Adrian was only
able to capitalize on 3-7 free-position shots as Augustana was 1-1
with Stelzer converting on the attempt. Ground balls were dominated
by the Vikings as the hosts picked up 25 of the contest's 35 loose
balls. Bridget Conniff (Benet Academy, Downers
Grove, Ill.) caused a game-high four turnovers as the
Vikings forced 18 on the afternoon. Nolan took control of seven
draws for the hosts and Mayer recorded four of her own as the
Vikings finished with 19 draw controls.
With the win, Augustana advances to the round of 16 in the NCAA
Division III women's lacrosse tournament. Tisdale's team will face
Salisbury. The Salisbury Sea Gulls are the defending national
champions and currently hold a 19-1 record.
The round of 16 game will take place on Saturday, May
17th in Salisbury, Maryland.