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Offensive Showing Leads Lacrosse to 16-6 Road Win
2/27/2025 6:34:00 PM | Lacrosse
Eagles scored 35 goals during their two-game road trip to the Carolinas
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (EMUEagles.com) -- Mackenzie Blackwell scored five goals, Katheryn Wilson added four, and 10 different players recorded at least one point as the Eastern Michigan University lacrosse team scored a 16-6 victory at Gardner-Webb University Thursday, Feb. 27, inside Spangler Stadium. The Eagles (2-2), who scored a program-record 35 goals over the past two games, dominated play with the help of 19 draw controls to hand the Runnin' Bulldogs (0-6) the loss.
How It Happened
Eastern surged to an early 3-0 lead as Wilson (Dacula, Ga./Mill Creek) was assisted by Kyleigh Dill (Dover, Del./Dover) before providing an assist to Abby Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent). Blackwell (North Beach, Md./Northern) made it 3-0 on a pass from Payton Bloedow (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake/Stony Brook). After a G-W goal, Wilson and Blackwell each scored their second of the game before the hosts cut the lead to 5-2 at the end of one.
The Eagles scored the first three goals of the second quarter as well with Blackwell, on an assist from Emerson Henry (Ashburn, Ontario/Donald A. Wilson), getting things started. Avery Schwab (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin-Scioto) scored what would stand as the game-winning goal before Caitlin Beahm (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) was assisted by Blackwell for an 8-2 lead at the half.
In the third, the teams traded goals with Henry scoring her first of the day. With the score at 9-4 in favor of the visitors, a lightning delay sent the teams off the field for 1:07 before coming back out and the hosts scoring to make it 9-5. But Wilson assisted Blackwell with 28 seconds remaining to build the lead to 10-5.
The fourth quarter saw the Eagles pull away as they scored the first six goals of the stanza to make it seven consecutive goals. Wilson picked up her hat trick before Henry scored the second of her first career multiple-goal game. Blackwell tallied her fifth on a pass from Schwab before Wilson netted her fourth. Finally, Amber Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) got on the board to make it 15-5 before Dill scored on a pass from Stella Burke (Peterborough, Ontario/St. Peter's Catholic Secondary) to end the EMU scoring.
Game Notes - INDIVIDUAL
» Mackenzie Blackwell recorded a season-high five goals, which ranks tied for the sixth-most in a single game at EMU. Her 27th career game with multiple goals, Blackwell has recorded a hat trick in four consecutive games to open the season to bring her career total to 21. She finished the game with six points, which tied for the fifth-highest total in EMU history.
» With her first goal in the game, a score that was assisted by Payton Bloedow, gave EMU a 3-0 lead, Mackenzie Blackwell tallied her 100th career goal. She finished the game with five totals to bring her career total to 104.
» Katheryn Wilson posted her third hat trick of the season as she tied her career high with four goals while adding her first career multiple assist game for a career-best six points. The six points tied for the fifth-highest total in a single game at EMU.
» Emerson Henry recorded her first multiple goal game as she finished with two scores. Henry tallied a career-high three points in the game as she also secured her first career assist.
» The Eagles continued to shine in the draw circle as they won the category, 19-7, over the Runnin' Bulldogs. Emerson Henry, after recording nine at Presbyterian, led the team with eight while Mackenzie Blackwell added seven.
» Avery Schwab scored her first goal of the season, which also became her first career game-winning goal. Schwab added one assist in the game as well.
» Maddie Porter (Montrose, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) earned the win in goal by stopping seven shots and allowing five goals. Freshman Elanya Narloch (Oxford, Mich./Lake Orion) saw her first action as she played the final 7:50 of the game where she made one save and allowed one goal.
Game Notes - TEAM
» The offense posted another strong outing as EMU finished with 16 goals and eight assists for 24 points. On a single-game level, all three totals tied for the fourth-highest in program history.
» Eastern scored seven consecutive goals -- including one to end the third quarter before scoring six in a row to open the fourth -- for the second game in a row after doing so at Presbyterian, Feb. 25. The run of goals tied for the third-longest in program history.
» Seven different Eagles recorded at least one assist and 10 recorded at least one point, both of which tied a school record. The previous time the Eagles tallied those totals was two days prior at Presbyterian. Additionally, eight players scored at least one goal to tie for the second-highest total in a single game.
» With its 19-10 win at Presbyterian (Feb. 25) and its 16-6 win at Gardner-Webb, the Eagle combined to score 35 goals, the highest total it has tallied in back-to-back games in program history. The previous high was 34 goals scored in road games at Howard (Feb. 25, 2024) and Delaware State (Feb. 28, 2024) when EMU posted wins of 16-5 and 18-6, respectively.
» The six goals allowed on defense tied for the second-fewest in a game with the six conceded to Delaware State last year (Feb. 28, 2024). The record is five EMU posted against Howard, Feb. 25, 2024.
» The game went into a lightning delay with 2:30 remaining in the third quarter. The delay lasted 1:07.
Up Next
The Eagles are back in action Saturday, March 1, when they welcome the Golden Griffins of Canisius University to town. The game is set for the opening draw at 11 a.m. and will be played inside the EMU Indoor Practice Facility in Ypsilanti.
How It Happened
Eastern surged to an early 3-0 lead as Wilson (Dacula, Ga./Mill Creek) was assisted by Kyleigh Dill (Dover, Del./Dover) before providing an assist to Abby Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent). Blackwell (North Beach, Md./Northern) made it 3-0 on a pass from Payton Bloedow (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake/Stony Brook). After a G-W goal, Wilson and Blackwell each scored their second of the game before the hosts cut the lead to 5-2 at the end of one.
The Eagles scored the first three goals of the second quarter as well with Blackwell, on an assist from Emerson Henry (Ashburn, Ontario/Donald A. Wilson), getting things started. Avery Schwab (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin-Scioto) scored what would stand as the game-winning goal before Caitlin Beahm (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) was assisted by Blackwell for an 8-2 lead at the half.
In the third, the teams traded goals with Henry scoring her first of the day. With the score at 9-4 in favor of the visitors, a lightning delay sent the teams off the field for 1:07 before coming back out and the hosts scoring to make it 9-5. But Wilson assisted Blackwell with 28 seconds remaining to build the lead to 10-5.
The fourth quarter saw the Eagles pull away as they scored the first six goals of the stanza to make it seven consecutive goals. Wilson picked up her hat trick before Henry scored the second of her first career multiple-goal game. Blackwell tallied her fifth on a pass from Schwab before Wilson netted her fourth. Finally, Amber Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) got on the board to make it 15-5 before Dill scored on a pass from Stella Burke (Peterborough, Ontario/St. Peter's Catholic Secondary) to end the EMU scoring.
Game Notes - INDIVIDUAL
» Mackenzie Blackwell recorded a season-high five goals, which ranks tied for the sixth-most in a single game at EMU. Her 27th career game with multiple goals, Blackwell has recorded a hat trick in four consecutive games to open the season to bring her career total to 21. She finished the game with six points, which tied for the fifth-highest total in EMU history.
» With her first goal in the game, a score that was assisted by Payton Bloedow, gave EMU a 3-0 lead, Mackenzie Blackwell tallied her 100th career goal. She finished the game with five totals to bring her career total to 104.
» Katheryn Wilson posted her third hat trick of the season as she tied her career high with four goals while adding her first career multiple assist game for a career-best six points. The six points tied for the fifth-highest total in a single game at EMU.
» Emerson Henry recorded her first multiple goal game as she finished with two scores. Henry tallied a career-high three points in the game as she also secured her first career assist.
» The Eagles continued to shine in the draw circle as they won the category, 19-7, over the Runnin' Bulldogs. Emerson Henry, after recording nine at Presbyterian, led the team with eight while Mackenzie Blackwell added seven.
» Avery Schwab scored her first goal of the season, which also became her first career game-winning goal. Schwab added one assist in the game as well.
» Maddie Porter (Montrose, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) earned the win in goal by stopping seven shots and allowing five goals. Freshman Elanya Narloch (Oxford, Mich./Lake Orion) saw her first action as she played the final 7:50 of the game where she made one save and allowed one goal.
Game Notes - TEAM
» The offense posted another strong outing as EMU finished with 16 goals and eight assists for 24 points. On a single-game level, all three totals tied for the fourth-highest in program history.
» Eastern scored seven consecutive goals -- including one to end the third quarter before scoring six in a row to open the fourth -- for the second game in a row after doing so at Presbyterian, Feb. 25. The run of goals tied for the third-longest in program history.
» Seven different Eagles recorded at least one assist and 10 recorded at least one point, both of which tied a school record. The previous time the Eagles tallied those totals was two days prior at Presbyterian. Additionally, eight players scored at least one goal to tie for the second-highest total in a single game.
» With its 19-10 win at Presbyterian (Feb. 25) and its 16-6 win at Gardner-Webb, the Eagle combined to score 35 goals, the highest total it has tallied in back-to-back games in program history. The previous high was 34 goals scored in road games at Howard (Feb. 25, 2024) and Delaware State (Feb. 28, 2024) when EMU posted wins of 16-5 and 18-6, respectively.
» The six goals allowed on defense tied for the second-fewest in a game with the six conceded to Delaware State last year (Feb. 28, 2024). The record is five EMU posted against Howard, Feb. 25, 2024.
» The game went into a lightning delay with 2:30 remaining in the third quarter. The delay lasted 1:07.
Up Next
The Eagles are back in action Saturday, March 1, when they welcome the Golden Griffins of Canisius University to town. The game is set for the opening draw at 11 a.m. and will be played inside the EMU Indoor Practice Facility in Ypsilanti.
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