WLAX Dominates Detroit Mercy on the Road, 19-7

DETROIT, Mich. – The Marquette University women's lacrosse team bounced back with a 19-7 win at Detroit Mercy on Wednesday afternoon.

The Golden Eagles (2-3, 0-0 BIG EAST) had nine different players on the goal sheet. Leigh Steiner and Meg Bireley had four goals each. Bireley added two assists for a game-high six points.

Isabelle Casucci had her second four-point outing of the season with three goals and an assist.

Marquette dominated the draw control, winning 24 out of 28 opportunities. The Golden Eagles had season-highs in shots (44) and shots on goal (32).

The Titans led 6-5 at the 5:47 mark of the second quarter. Leigh Steiner would tie it up with her first of four on the day at the 4:37 mark before halftime that started a steak of 13 unanswered for MU.

Detroit Mercy got their lone goal of the second half with 3:07 remaining.

NOTABLES:

Meg Bireley moved into seventh on the all-time shots list with 228 for her career.
Bireley had a career-highs in ground balls (5) and caused turnovers (4).
Leigh Steiner tied her career-high in goals with four.
Freshman Sarah Beth Burns scored her first career goal.
Samantha Galvin had a career-high two goals and career-high three points.

UP NEXT:

The Golden Eagles travel to Buffalo, New York for a matchup with Niagara on Sunday, March 3. Faceoff is at 11 a.m. CT and the game will be streamed on PurpleEagles.com.

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