CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Illinois Tech women's lacrosse team held off a second half rally by Cornell College as the Scarlet Hawks defeated the Rams, 12-7, at Stuart Field, Saturday.

Match Highlights

• Illinois Tech started out the first half with a 8-0 lead going into the break including three in the last three minutes.
• There was adjustments made by Cornell and the Rams got on the board by scoring the first goal of the second half.
• Cornell had the answer with four straight goals to make it 10-5 with under 11 minutes left.
• Trying to stop the run were the Scarlet Hawks, who responded with a goal to make it 11-5.
• The Rams did not go away, cutting it 11-7 under five minutes left looking to rally in the match.
• Both teams were held scoreless until Alyssa DeLuca hit the back of the net to score a goal with under eight seconds left.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

•  Leading scorer for the Scarlet Hawks, Shanie Scoles added six more goals today in the winning effort.
•  Madison Meredith, who is third on the team in goals, recorded three huge goals.
•  A force in the first half being a brick wall by the net was Elizabeth Zia, who did not allow a goal in the first half and recorded 13 total saves.
•  Scoring and helping was Alyssa DeLuca's speciality, who had two goals and two assists.

Stats to Know

• Despite Illinois Tech leading the column that counted the score, Cornell outshot Illinois Tech, 27-24.
• The Scarlet Hawks did an excellent job clearing the ball going 13-of-14.

Up Next

• The Scarlet Hawks will travel to Northwestern-St. Paul on Friday, April 19 at Reynolds Field starting at 7:00 p.m. CT.