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Lacrosse Drops Inaugural MAC Game at UDM, 17-7
4/1/2023 4:04:00 PM | Lacrosse
Blackwell records her third hat trick of the season in the loss
DETROIT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University lacrosse team fell in its inaugural Mid-American Conference game Saturday, April 1, as the University of Detroit Mercy used an eight-goal fourth quarter to take a 17-7 victory at Titan Field. The Eagles (1-8, 0-1 MAC) received three goals from Mackenzie Blackwell (North Beach, Md.-Northern) – her third hat trick of the year – and a pair from Edie Prager (Lake Oswego, Ore.-Lake Oswego) in the loss while the Titans (2-6, 1-1 MAC) saw five players score at least two goals on the day.
How It Happened
The Eagles took early leads of 1-0 and 2-1 before seeing the game tied at 3-3 at the end of the opening quarter. Eastern, which held a 6-1 advantage in draw controls in the opening stanza, received two goals from Blackwell and one from Sydney Lawrence (Wylie, Texas-Plano Senior-Oregon) to help the visitors keep pace with Titans. Abby Alderman (Lusby, Md.-Patuxent) led the way in draws with three to her credit.
In the second quarter, the Titans retook the lead at 4-3 before Blackwell's third of the day leveled the score at 4-4. The Titans then went on a four-goal scoring run to build an 8-4 lead before Amber Alderman (Lusby, Md.-Patuxent) halted the run with her first of the day coming from a free position shot, sending the game into halftime with EMU down, 8-5.
The third quarter saw both teams turn the ball over a handful of times with five for UDM and four for the Eagles. Both teams managed to find the back of the net once with the Titans taking a 9-5 lead before Prager netted the first goal of her career to make it 9-6. Prager scored with 5:42 remaining in the stanza.
A fourth quarter run by the Titans put the game out of reach as the hosts scored six goals in a row to take a 15-6 lead with just under four minutes remaining in the game. The Eagles stopped the run as Prager converted a free position attempt for her second goal of the day and in her career before the Titans added two more goals to close out the game, 17-7.
Game Notes
» The Eagles played their inaugural MAC game as well as their inaugural road MAC game.
» Blackwell led the team with three goals, marking the third time this year and second game in a row in which she recorded a hat trick. The team's leader in scoring with 18 goals on the year, Blackwell has now recorded at least two goals in six of the nine games played this year.
» Blackwell also recorded a team-high-tying six draw controls, marking the fifth time this year she has recorded five or more in a single game. Abby Alderman was the other Eagle with six draw controls, which was one shy of career-best seven recorded one game prior at Butler.
» Prager scored a pair of goals, marking the first goals and points of her collegiate career. She also fired four shots, one more than her previous career best.
» Abby Alderman recorded two assists on the day to join Lawrence as the only Eagles to record multiple helpers in multiple games this year after also assisting on a pair of goals at Xavier, March 12. Her two assists tie for the second-most in a single game in program history.
» Amber Alderman and Blackwell each scored woman-up goals for the Eagles, marking just the second time this year EMU has scored multiple woman-up goals. The only other time it has happened came March 12 at Xavier when Blackwell scored two times when Eastern was up.
Up Next
The Eagles return to action Wednesday, April 5, when they welcome the Central Michigan University Chippewas to Scicluna Field for a 3 p.m. first draw. The game between Eastern and the defending MAC champions will be the Eagles' first home MAC game and also will be the team's Pride Game.
How It Happened
The Eagles took early leads of 1-0 and 2-1 before seeing the game tied at 3-3 at the end of the opening quarter. Eastern, which held a 6-1 advantage in draw controls in the opening stanza, received two goals from Blackwell and one from Sydney Lawrence (Wylie, Texas-Plano Senior-Oregon) to help the visitors keep pace with Titans. Abby Alderman (Lusby, Md.-Patuxent) led the way in draws with three to her credit.
In the second quarter, the Titans retook the lead at 4-3 before Blackwell's third of the day leveled the score at 4-4. The Titans then went on a four-goal scoring run to build an 8-4 lead before Amber Alderman (Lusby, Md.-Patuxent) halted the run with her first of the day coming from a free position shot, sending the game into halftime with EMU down, 8-5.
The third quarter saw both teams turn the ball over a handful of times with five for UDM and four for the Eagles. Both teams managed to find the back of the net once with the Titans taking a 9-5 lead before Prager netted the first goal of her career to make it 9-6. Prager scored with 5:42 remaining in the stanza.
A fourth quarter run by the Titans put the game out of reach as the hosts scored six goals in a row to take a 15-6 lead with just under four minutes remaining in the game. The Eagles stopped the run as Prager converted a free position attempt for her second goal of the day and in her career before the Titans added two more goals to close out the game, 17-7.
Game Notes
» The Eagles played their inaugural MAC game as well as their inaugural road MAC game.
» Blackwell led the team with three goals, marking the third time this year and second game in a row in which she recorded a hat trick. The team's leader in scoring with 18 goals on the year, Blackwell has now recorded at least two goals in six of the nine games played this year.
» Blackwell also recorded a team-high-tying six draw controls, marking the fifth time this year she has recorded five or more in a single game. Abby Alderman was the other Eagle with six draw controls, which was one shy of career-best seven recorded one game prior at Butler.
» Prager scored a pair of goals, marking the first goals and points of her collegiate career. She also fired four shots, one more than her previous career best.
» Abby Alderman recorded two assists on the day to join Lawrence as the only Eagles to record multiple helpers in multiple games this year after also assisting on a pair of goals at Xavier, March 12. Her two assists tie for the second-most in a single game in program history.
» Amber Alderman and Blackwell each scored woman-up goals for the Eagles, marking just the second time this year EMU has scored multiple woman-up goals. The only other time it has happened came March 12 at Xavier when Blackwell scored two times when Eastern was up.
Up Next
The Eagles return to action Wednesday, April 5, when they welcome the Central Michigan University Chippewas to Scicluna Field for a 3 p.m. first draw. The game between Eastern and the defending MAC champions will be the Eagles' first home MAC game and also will be the team's Pride Game.
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