Eastern Michigan Athletics
Wednesday, February 11
Ypsilanti, Mich.
4 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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Photo by: Rachel Costello
Strong Second Half Propels Lacrosse to 14-11 Victory
2/11/2026 7:51:00 PM | Lacrosse
Emma Reichert netted her first two collegiate goals to help EMU over Lindenwood
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Seven players scored goals, including hat tricks from Mackenzie Blackwell and Kelsey Dague, to help the Eastern Michigan University lacrosse team to a 14-11 home victory over visiting Lindenwood University Wednesday afternoon inside the Indoor Practice Facility in Ypsilanti. The Eagles (2-1) are off to their best start after opening each of the last seasons with 1-2 records as they used balanced scoring to grab the win in their first meeting with the Lions (0-2).
How It Happened
Eastern came out hot in the first quarter and took a 3-0 lead by the midway point with Katheryn Wilson (Dacula, Ga./Mill Creek) getting the scoring started as she whistled a free-position shot into the cage for 1-0 lead. Blackwell (North Beach, Md./Northern) followed with a pair of goals with her first coming off an assist from Wilson before she drove in on her own and scored her second. Despite the lead, the Eagles found themselves down early in the second quarter as the Lions scored three goals to close out the opening stanza before netting a free-position goal and a 4-3 lead with 13:51 to play in the second. Eastern responded with four consecutive goals to reclaim the lead with the run started by Dague (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield), who was assisted by Blackwell, before Wilson, on a pass from Emerson Henry (Ashburn, Ontario/Donald A. Wilson), lit the lamp for second.
Freshman Emma Reichert (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) was up next and hammered home a shot with 3:25 remaining to record her first collegiate goal and first career point with Henry following one minute later for a woman-up goal. The visitors scored with three seconds showing in quarter to send the game to halftime with the Eagles on top, 7-5. Following the break, LU capped a three-goal streak that saw it knot the score at 7-7 with 13:22 to play in the third. Eastern responded with another four-goal run of its own, this time with Mak Grisinger (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington/Central Michigan) finding the back of the net off a feed from Blackwell. Dague followed with back-to-back goals with her first assisted by Reagan Riemer (Perry Hall, Md./Notre Dame Preparatory Academy), who tallied her first career point, before Dague scored unassisted to record her first hat trick since April 14, 2024, against Central Michigan. Blackwell collected her 33rd career hat trick and third of the season as she tallied on a pass from Henry before LU answered 35 seconds later to make it 11-8 EMU heading into the fourth.
In the final stanza, the Lions opened with a goal that started a back-and-forth scoring run for both sides as Blackwell scored her fourth before LU responded with a goal at 5:54. Reichert doubled her career goal total with her second, this time off a free-position shot before the Lions scored once again with 2:20 to play. With 1:10 to go, Kyleigh Dill (Dover, Del./Dover) found herself alone in front of the cage and scored on the woman-up advantage to net her first goal since March 1, 2025, against Canisus to put the game to bed, 14-11, for EMU.
Individual Notes
» Two players recorded the first points of their careers, including Emma Reichert and Reagan Riemer. Reichert scored two goals to record her first career goals and points while Riemer netted one assist for her first helper and first career point while adding the first two ground balls of her career.
» Mackenzie Blackwell scored four goals for the third consecutive game this season to net her third hat trick in 2026 and the 33rd of her career. Blackwell, who has now recorded at least four goals in 21-of-52 career games, also recorded the game-winning goal, which stands as the sixth of her career. She added two assists for six points and made it back-to-back games with a career-high in helpers after recording two against Butler, Feb. 8.
» Kelsea Dague, who sat out 2025 because of injury, tallied her first goals of 2026 and her third career hat trick. The last time Dague scored a hat trick came April 14, 2024, when she netted four in a home game against Central Michigan.
» Kyleigh Dill scored her first goal of the season and her first since netting one at home against Canisius, March 1, 2025.
» Maddy Porter (Montrose, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) finished the game with 10 saves and added three ground balls to her total, which now stands at 142, leaving her eight shy of becoming the first Eagle with 150 or more scoops in a career. Additionally, she recorded her first career draw control after the restart was kicked and poked around by numerous players before Porter dashed out of her crease and picked up the ball before a Lindenwood player could.
» Haley Hodak (Severn, Md./Old Mill) recorded a career-high four ground balls, surpassing her previous best of three set five times previous, to bring her career total to 52, which made her only the sixth player in program history to record 50+. She also tied her career high with two caused turnovers, marking the seventh time she has accomplished the feat.
» Annika Wozney (Elk River, Minn./Elk River) posted a pair of ground balls and two caused turnovers for the Eagles. With those caused turnovers, she brought her career total to 40, making her only the second player in EMU history to record 40+ in a career and leaving her 11 shy of the school record of 51 recorded by Sydney Lawrence.
Team Notes
» With the win, the Eagles improved to 2-1 overall while the Lions fell to 0-2.
» The Eagles are off to their best start in program history at 2-1 after opening the previous three seasons with 1-2 records.
» Eastern is now 1-0 all-time against Lindenwood and 1-0 all-time against members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
» The Eagles tied or broke four team records when playing inside the Indoor Practice Facility on campus, including 14 goals, six assists, and 20 points, surpassing or tying the 12 goals, six assists, and 20 points tallied against Butler, Feb. 8.
» The 13 caused turnovers recorded by Eastern tied the facility record previously set by Niagara (Feb. 16, 2023) in the Eagles' inaugural game before Michigan tied the mark April 2, 2024. The caused turnovers also tied for the sixth-highest total in a single game in program history.
Up Next
Eastern will play its third home game in seven days when it welcomes the Musketeers of Xavier University to town Saturday, Feb. 14. The game will be played inside the Indoor Practice Facility with a 2 p.m. opening draw.
Follow Us
For all things EMU Lacrosse, be sure to check out the team's social media accounts, including EMU_Lacrosse on X (formerly Twitter) and EMU_Lacrosse on Instagram.
How It Happened
Eastern came out hot in the first quarter and took a 3-0 lead by the midway point with Katheryn Wilson (Dacula, Ga./Mill Creek) getting the scoring started as she whistled a free-position shot into the cage for 1-0 lead. Blackwell (North Beach, Md./Northern) followed with a pair of goals with her first coming off an assist from Wilson before she drove in on her own and scored her second. Despite the lead, the Eagles found themselves down early in the second quarter as the Lions scored three goals to close out the opening stanza before netting a free-position goal and a 4-3 lead with 13:51 to play in the second. Eastern responded with four consecutive goals to reclaim the lead with the run started by Dague (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield), who was assisted by Blackwell, before Wilson, on a pass from Emerson Henry (Ashburn, Ontario/Donald A. Wilson), lit the lamp for second.
Freshman Emma Reichert (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) was up next and hammered home a shot with 3:25 remaining to record her first collegiate goal and first career point with Henry following one minute later for a woman-up goal. The visitors scored with three seconds showing in quarter to send the game to halftime with the Eagles on top, 7-5. Following the break, LU capped a three-goal streak that saw it knot the score at 7-7 with 13:22 to play in the third. Eastern responded with another four-goal run of its own, this time with Mak Grisinger (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington/Central Michigan) finding the back of the net off a feed from Blackwell. Dague followed with back-to-back goals with her first assisted by Reagan Riemer (Perry Hall, Md./Notre Dame Preparatory Academy), who tallied her first career point, before Dague scored unassisted to record her first hat trick since April 14, 2024, against Central Michigan. Blackwell collected her 33rd career hat trick and third of the season as she tallied on a pass from Henry before LU answered 35 seconds later to make it 11-8 EMU heading into the fourth.
In the final stanza, the Lions opened with a goal that started a back-and-forth scoring run for both sides as Blackwell scored her fourth before LU responded with a goal at 5:54. Reichert doubled her career goal total with her second, this time off a free-position shot before the Lions scored once again with 2:20 to play. With 1:10 to go, Kyleigh Dill (Dover, Del./Dover) found herself alone in front of the cage and scored on the woman-up advantage to net her first goal since March 1, 2025, against Canisus to put the game to bed, 14-11, for EMU.
Individual Notes
» Two players recorded the first points of their careers, including Emma Reichert and Reagan Riemer. Reichert scored two goals to record her first career goals and points while Riemer netted one assist for her first helper and first career point while adding the first two ground balls of her career.
» Mackenzie Blackwell scored four goals for the third consecutive game this season to net her third hat trick in 2026 and the 33rd of her career. Blackwell, who has now recorded at least four goals in 21-of-52 career games, also recorded the game-winning goal, which stands as the sixth of her career. She added two assists for six points and made it back-to-back games with a career-high in helpers after recording two against Butler, Feb. 8.
» Kelsea Dague, who sat out 2025 because of injury, tallied her first goals of 2026 and her third career hat trick. The last time Dague scored a hat trick came April 14, 2024, when she netted four in a home game against Central Michigan.
» Kyleigh Dill scored her first goal of the season and her first since netting one at home against Canisius, March 1, 2025.
» Maddy Porter (Montrose, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) finished the game with 10 saves and added three ground balls to her total, which now stands at 142, leaving her eight shy of becoming the first Eagle with 150 or more scoops in a career. Additionally, she recorded her first career draw control after the restart was kicked and poked around by numerous players before Porter dashed out of her crease and picked up the ball before a Lindenwood player could.
» Haley Hodak (Severn, Md./Old Mill) recorded a career-high four ground balls, surpassing her previous best of three set five times previous, to bring her career total to 52, which made her only the sixth player in program history to record 50+. She also tied her career high with two caused turnovers, marking the seventh time she has accomplished the feat.
» Annika Wozney (Elk River, Minn./Elk River) posted a pair of ground balls and two caused turnovers for the Eagles. With those caused turnovers, she brought her career total to 40, making her only the second player in EMU history to record 40+ in a career and leaving her 11 shy of the school record of 51 recorded by Sydney Lawrence.
Team Notes
» With the win, the Eagles improved to 2-1 overall while the Lions fell to 0-2.
» The Eagles are off to their best start in program history at 2-1 after opening the previous three seasons with 1-2 records.
» Eastern is now 1-0 all-time against Lindenwood and 1-0 all-time against members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
» The Eagles tied or broke four team records when playing inside the Indoor Practice Facility on campus, including 14 goals, six assists, and 20 points, surpassing or tying the 12 goals, six assists, and 20 points tallied against Butler, Feb. 8.
» The 13 caused turnovers recorded by Eastern tied the facility record previously set by Niagara (Feb. 16, 2023) in the Eagles' inaugural game before Michigan tied the mark April 2, 2024. The caused turnovers also tied for the sixth-highest total in a single game in program history.
Up Next
Eastern will play its third home game in seven days when it welcomes the Musketeers of Xavier University to town Saturday, Feb. 14. The game will be played inside the Indoor Practice Facility with a 2 p.m. opening draw.
Follow Us
For all things EMU Lacrosse, be sure to check out the team's social media accounts, including EMU_Lacrosse on X (formerly Twitter) and EMU_Lacrosse on Instagram.
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