MU Ties Program Record with 23-12 Win at Detroit Mercy

DETROIT, Michigan - The Marquette women's lacrosse team tied a single-game program record with 23 goals in a 23-12 triumph over Detroit Mercy on Wednesday afternoon.

Senior captain Megan Menzuber set the MU single-game program record for goals in a game with seven, topping her previous career-best of six, which she hit against Cincinnati on Feb. 14.

"We started off a little bit slow but we were able to find our footing and get the offense going," Menzuber said. "We took a bunch of the adjustments from the coaching staff and started winning draw controls and moving the ball. It was fun to see us get rolling in the second half."

Caroline Peterson and Shea Garcia scored four goals apiece while Lydia Foust had a hat trick to aid MU's best offensive game of the season. Caroline Steller and Menzuber led the team with three assists while Steller and Emily Cooper netted two goals each.

The Golden Eagles led 6-4 with 7:53 left in the first half before going on a 5-1 run to head into the halftime break up 11-5. Menzuber led the first half scoring with three goals while Cooper, Garcia, Foust and Steller had two apiece.

After a back-and-forth first 10 minutes of the second half, the Golden Eagles closed the game on a 7-2 run, led by four goals by Caroline Peterson, to hit the 23-goal mark for the second time in program history.

Jules Horning (4-3) earned the win while Sophia Leva came off the bench to collect five saves in the second half.

Detroit Mercy (1-7) was led by four goals from Kaitlyn Wandelt while Kamryn Corrraro also had a hat trick. Elise Harder and Taryn McManus scored two goals each.

RECORD WATCH:
-Megan Menzuber became the only Golden Eagle player in Marquette women's lacrosse history to score seven goals in a game.
-Menzuber's 10 points tied Claire Costanza for the most points in a game in school history.
-Caroline Peterson set a personal-best in points (5) with her four goals and one assist today.
-Caroline Steller's seven ground balls collected are a career-best.
-Emily Cooper (10) and Erin Dowdle (8) set career-bests in draw controls.

UP NEXT:
Marquette is scheduled to host High Point at 1 p.m. Central time on Saturday, March 14 at Valley Fields.

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