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Women's Lacrosse

Women's Lacrosse: Raiders Clinch OAC Regular Season Title With Win Over Otterbein

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ALLIANCE, Ohio—The Mount Union women's lacrosse team clinched the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season title with 20-4 victory over Otterbein on Saturday at Mount Union Stadium.

The Purple Raiders improve to 13-3 and 7-0 in the OAC while Otterbein falls to 5-10 and 3-4 in the OAC.

Emily Sendker (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster Central) scored a game-high five goals for the Raiders. She also recorded three assists for a total of eight points on the day. Marjie McNamara (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) recorded a game-high four assists on the day.

The Cardinals were led by Nicole Coccagno, who recorded two goals.

After a close battle in the beginning, Mount Union raced out to a 6-1 lead within the first six minutes of play. Susie Kraus (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) and Taylor Pensyl (Kent/Kent Roosevelt) scored for the Raiders to help extend their lead  with 10:55 remaining in the first half of play. Mount Union continued its momentum to lead 9-3 at halftime.

The Raiders surged to begin the second half of play, when Kraus and Katherine Doraty (Medina/Medina) scored two early goals for Mount Union to make the score 11-3. Mount Union then went on a 9-1 to end the game. The Raiders never surrendered their lead and recorded 35 points and 19 groundballs for the win.

The top-seeded Raiders will be back in action on Wednesday, May 4, as they host the semifinals of the  OAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament. The game will begin at 7:00 pm.

 

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2

FINAL

MTU

9

11

20

OTT

3

1

4

 

Otterbein SCORING: GOALS: annie kelly 1 ; katy williams 1 ; nicole coccagno 2 . ASSISTS: annie kelly 1 .

Mount Union SCORING: GOALS: katherine doraty 2 ; caitlin bradley 1 ; taylor pensyl 3 ; emily bergert 3 ; marjie mcnamara 3 ; britt klosterman 1 ; emily sendker 5 ; susie kraus 2 . ASSISTS: taylor pensyl 1 ; kolbie haines 1 ; marjie mcnamara 4 ; michelle tegethoff 1 ; britt klosterman 2 ; emily sendker 3 ; susie kraus 3 .

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Players Mentioned

Katherine Doraty

#0 Katherine Doraty

A
5' 4"
Senior
Susie Kraus

#33 Susie Kraus

A
5' 7"
Senior
Marjie McNamara

#10 Marjie McNamara

M
5' 4"
Sophomore
Taylor Pensyl

#3 Taylor Pensyl

M
5' 8"
Senior
Emily Sendker

#25 Emily Sendker

A
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Katherine Doraty

#0 Katherine Doraty

5' 4"
Senior
A
Susie Kraus

#33 Susie Kraus

5' 7"
Senior
A
Marjie McNamara

#10 Marjie McNamara

5' 4"
Sophomore
M
Taylor Pensyl

#3 Taylor Pensyl

5' 8"
Senior
M
Emily Sendker

#25 Emily Sendker

5' 9"
Junior
A