CHICAGO, Ill. - Opening the season, home, and Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference schedules on Friday afternoon, the Illinois Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team put forth a strong performance. Tech never trailed in the contest en route to an 11-4 win over Loras College.

How it Happened

• It didn't take long for the Scarlet Hawks to find the back of the net. Just 15 seconds into the match, a pair of freshman found the scoresheet for the first time in their collegiate careers. Alyssa DeLuca fired a great pass to Sarah Colby for her first collegiate goal.
• Loras scored to even things up at 1-1 four minutes later, but Tech retook the lead at the 18:07 mark thanks to one of the team captains. Sophomore Sarah Maciorowski scored unassisted to give the Scarlet Hawks the advantage back.
• It was the Isabel Fitzpatrick-Meyers show over the next few minutes, as the sophomore scored three unassisted goals in a span of just under five minutes to push the lead to 6-1.
• Madison Meredith added a tally just before halftime, bringing the score to 7-1.
• Colby started the scoring off again in the second half with a goal at the 27:34 mark.
• After a Loras tally, DeLuca and Meredith scored to bring the score to 9-2. DeLuca's goal was courtsey of a pass from Taylor Thompson.
• Loras would score twice more, but DeLuca gave Tech it's tenth goal of the game off of a Meredith pass with 8:31 left in the game.
• The scoring was capped off by freshman Isabella Rubin, as the defender went coast to coast to score just 10 seconds after picking up a ground ball.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Fitzpatrick-Meyers led the team with three goals. She also tallied five ground balls and an assists.
• Meredith, Colby, and DeLuca all scored twice. Meredith and DeLuca each tallied an assist, while DeLuca led the team with seven ground balls.
• Maciorowsi added a goal and led the team with three draw controls.
• Jennifer Young earned the win for the Scarlet Hawks. She allowed just one goal in the first half.

Stats to Know

• Tech led in just about every statistical category, but the most startling contrast may have been in the clears department. The Scarlet Hawks were 10-for-11 on clears while Loras was 11-for-27.
• Tech won the ground balls tally 39-22 and also outshot Loras 26-15.
• The Scarlet Hawks committed 30 turnovers compared to 32 for the Duhawks.

Up Next

• Women's Lacrosse heads to Concordia University Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon to oppose the defending conference champions. Match time is set for 4:00 p.m. Live Stats are set to be available.