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Box Score

Naperville, Ill. (April. 15, 2017) –  Led by a balanced attack and in a game where there were several major contributors, the North Central College women's lacrosse team showed their depth and maintained a perfect College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) record by defeating Carroll University 17-2 on Saturday afternoon, at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium.

Freshman Nelle Scranton made her presence felt early, scoring two goals within the first five minutes of the contest. Her initial goal, coming with 28:15 on the clock, came courtesy of an assist from junior Emily Zadny. Freshman Jessica Deetjen would give the Cardinals the 3-0 advantage with 24:08 left to play, but the Cardinals' hot start was temporarily halted as the Pioneers scored their first goal with 22:45 left in the half.

Not deterred by the minor setback, North Central responded by going on a 9-0 to close out the half, with seniors Nikki Merriss, Madison Maas and Kassie Whaling  all scoring, along with  Zadny and Deetjen. The barrage of goals gave the Cardinals a 12-1 lead going into halftime.

Coming out of the half Carroll struck the first blow, scoring with 28:29 remaining. However, the Pioneer's defenders struggled to contain Scranton as she scored her third goal of the game with 23:29 left on the clock. Zadny then scored a pair of goals, the first coming at 16:45 from a Whaling assist, then at 15:47 as she was the beneficiary of an assist from freshman Christina Truver.

With 14:26 Zadny found Whaling in scoring position, while Maas scored North Central's final goal of the contest with 11:03 on the clock, coming from a Truver assist.

Whaling and Scranton led the Cardinals with four and three goals respectively, while Zadny added five assists to go along with her three goals. The ground ball leaders were Truver with five, along with Deetjen and freshman Mynk Richardson-Clerk, each finishing with four. Truver obtained four draw controls and Deetjen had three, leading the Cardinals in that category.

Senior Anicia Mattingly and Deetjen both recorded three caused turnovers to lead the Cardinals, while freshmen Madeline McHugh, Rebecca Claussen, Richardson-Clerk and Truver each had two.

Both goalkeepers were spectacular, as they denied Carroll multiple scoring opportunities. Senior Kat Schultz finished with six saves, while sophomore Camille Seghesio had three.

The Cardinals aim to remain unbeaten in CCIW play when they travel to Rock Island, Illinois, for a matchup with conference powerhouse Augustana College. Game time is 7:00 p.m. and live stats can be found here.