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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (May 2, 2014) - The North Central College women's lacrosse team saw the 2014 season come to a close on Friday, as the Cardinals lost by a 16-9 count to the Augustana College Vikings in the Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference (MWLC) Tournament semifinals at Thorson-Lucken Field.

North Central (9-6) fell victim to a late first-half flurry which broke open a tied game, then saw the Vikings continue their surge into the early second half as top-seeded Augustana remained unbeaten on the season.

The Cardinals kept pace early, as Jordyn McFarlane and Claire Norfleet both scored goals before Mallory Bahr's successful free-position attempt knotted the score at 3-3 with 4:39 to play in the first half. The hosts, however, scored four times in the final 3:05, including two goals in the last 33 seconds, to take a 7-3 advantage into halftime. 

Anna Bartels found the back of the net just 33 seconds after play resumed, but the Vikings responded with three goals in a 62-second span to build their lead up to 10-4. North Central was unable to get back into striking distance despite owning a 20-14 advantage in shot attempts in the second half. 

Bartels scored a team-best three goals for North Central, which also got two assists and seven ground balls from Gina Fisher and three caused turnovers from Rachael Houp. Olivia Mayer led Augustana (17-0) with five goals, Hilary Kargl added five assists and Kaylee Nolan totaled eight draw controls. 

The Cardinals close the 2014 season with school-record single-season totals for goals (220) and draw controls (212).