Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, April 25
Ypsilanti, Mich.
12 p.m.
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Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Lacrosse Falls to Marquette on Senior Day
4/25/2025 4:44:00 PM | Lacrosse
Eagles will play in the MAC Tournament in one week against a to-be-determined foe
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University lacrosse team fell to visiting Marquette University, 18-14, Friday, April 25, in the regular season finale for both teams on a warm day at Scicluna Field in Ypsilanti. Mackenzie Blackwell scored five goals for the Eagles (8-8) while Tess Osburn tallied six for the Golden Eagles (10-6) to spoil EMU's Senior Day.
How It Happened
Eastern came out hot in the opening minutes as it took a 3-0 lead with just over six minutes played. Blackwell (North Beach, Md./Northern) got the scoring started on a pass from Tracy Grollman (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis Area Christian School) before Emerson Henry (Ashburn, Ontario/Donald A. Wilson) scored her first, also off a dish from Grollman, who then scored the third goal with 8:49 to play. After an MU goal and Henry netting her second to make it 4-1, the Golden Eagles struck back with five consecutive goals to close the first quarter, turning a 4-1 EMU lead into a 6-4 deficit.
After another MU goal, its sixth in a row, opened the second quarter, the Eagles stemmed the tide with a pair of goals to trim the deficit to 7-6. Henry collected her hat trick off a pass from Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) while a woman-up before Blackwell scored on another assist from Grollman. Despite the surge, the visitors struck again for five consecutive goals to close the half and take a 12-6 lead into intermission.
Following the break and another MU goal, the Eagles responded with a run of four consecutive goals to move back to within three. Avery Schwab (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin-Scioto) scored on a pass from Henry before Blackwell completed her hat trick on the woman-up advantage with an assist from Stella Burke (Peterborough, Ontario/St. Peter's Catholic Secondary). Grollman followed with her second goal and Schwab netted her second. The visitors, however, closed the period with three consecutive goals to make it 16-10 for MU at the end of three.
The Golden Eagles opened the fourth quarter with another goal before EMU scored three consecutively. Blackwell scored on the woman-up advantage on a pass from Schwab before Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) tallied her first on a dish from her twin sister. Blackwell scored once again off a Grollman pass with 8:30 to play and EMU within four (17-13). That was all the closer the Eagles could get as MU added one goal with 4:12 to play before Laurelle Weisbrod (Delta, B.C./South Delta Secondary/Jacksonville/Concordia-St. Paul), on her Senior Day, scored her first goal with the Eagles and her first in just over two years on a free-position shot with 22 seconds to play to cap the scoring.
Individual Notes
» Following the game, the Eagles held a Senior Day ceremony for four players, including Savannah Berner (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East), Tracy Grollman, Avery Schwab, and Laurelle Weisbrod.
» Mackenzie Blackwell led the team with five goals to record her 13th hat trick of the season and 30th of her career. The five goals, which tied for the eighth-highest total in a single game at EMU, marked the eighth time she has scored at least five goals in a game in her career and the fourth time she has accomplished the feat this year. Two of her goals came on the woman-up advantage, marking the seventh time in her career she has scored at least two up goals in one game.
» With her five goals, Mackenzie Blackwell brought her season total to 59, leaving her one away from becoming the first EMU player to score 60+ in a single season. She pushed her season total in points to 64, which made her the first to record 60+ in a single campaign as well.
» Tracy Grollman finished the game with six points on two goals and four assists, marking the third game in a row she has handed out at least three assists and recorded at least six points. Her four helpers tied for the second-most in a single game and marked the third time in her career she has dished four assists. Grollman now has 16 assists on the year, which ranks second on the single-season ledger behind Avery Schwab's 19 helpers tallied in 2024.
» Tracy Grollman has recorded 20 points in her last three games to bring her career total to 87 points, which tied for second on the career list with Sydney Lawrence (2023-24). Mackenzie Blackwell is the all-time leader with 159.
» Emerson Henry scored three goals and added one assist for four points while posting nine draw controls. Her three goals marked her third hat trick of the season and the second in a row for the freshman after scoring four goals against Akron (April 20). With her nine draw wins, which added to her freshman record, she brought her season total to 94, which tied the single-season record set by Mackenzie Blackwell in 2024.
» Maddie Porter (Montrose, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) finished the game with 14 saves and six ground balls. Her 14 saves tied for the third-most in a single game in program history and marked the eighth time this season she has tallied 11+ stops in a single game. She also brought her career total to 302 saves, making her the first EMU goalkeeper to reach 300 stops in a career.
» Laurelle Weisbrod saw her first action of the season and made the most of it as the senior scored her first goal with the Eagles and her first in just over two years. The last time Weisbrod scored was April 16, 2023, in a home game against Northern Michigan as a member of the Concordia-St. Paul program.
» Roya Khaleeli (Rancho Palo Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula) and Erin Humphrey (Auburn Hills, Mich./Troy) led the team with two caused turnovers each. The two for Khaleeli tied her career high, which she set one game prior against Akron (April 20) while Humphrey recorded multiple caused turnovers for the first time in her freshman season after recording one in five different games.
Team Notes
» Eastern fell to 8-8 overall (4-2 MAC) while Marquette improved to 10-6 (3-3 Big East).
» The Eagles recorded at least nine assists in its third consecutive game after handing out nine helpers at Kent State (April 13) before dishing 10 against Akron (April 10) ahead of the nine recorded against Marquette. Eastern has now tallied at least nine saves in four of its last five contests.
» The nine assists tallied by the Eagles tied for the fifth-highest total in a single game in program history.
» Eastern accumulated 23 points, which tied for the ninth-highest total in program history. Additionally, it marked the sixth time this season EMU has produced 23+ points in one game.
Up Next
The Eagles will compete in the 2025 MAC Tournament, May 1 and 3, with their opponent, game time, and game location to be announced Sunday, April 27, following the conclusion of regular season play around the league. As it stands, the winner of the Robert Morris University at the University of Akron game, which will be played at 1 p.m. in Akron, Ohio, will determine the host of the tournament. That result, coupled with the result of the Central Michigan University at the University of Detroit Mercy game (Sunday, noon), will determine if the Eagles are the No. 2, No. 3, or No. 4 seed in the four-team event.
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For all things EMU Lacrosse, be sure to check out the team's social media accounts, including EMU_Lacrosse on X (formerly Twitter) and EMU_Lacrosse on Instagram.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University lacrosse team fell to visiting Marquette University, 18-14, Friday, April 25, in the regular season finale for both teams on a warm day at Scicluna Field in Ypsilanti. Mackenzie Blackwell scored five goals for the Eagles (8-8) while Tess Osburn tallied six for the Golden Eagles (10-6) to spoil EMU's Senior Day.
How It Happened
Eastern came out hot in the opening minutes as it took a 3-0 lead with just over six minutes played. Blackwell (North Beach, Md./Northern) got the scoring started on a pass from Tracy Grollman (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis Area Christian School) before Emerson Henry (Ashburn, Ontario/Donald A. Wilson) scored her first, also off a dish from Grollman, who then scored the third goal with 8:49 to play. After an MU goal and Henry netting her second to make it 4-1, the Golden Eagles struck back with five consecutive goals to close the first quarter, turning a 4-1 EMU lead into a 6-4 deficit.
After another MU goal, its sixth in a row, opened the second quarter, the Eagles stemmed the tide with a pair of goals to trim the deficit to 7-6. Henry collected her hat trick off a pass from Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) while a woman-up before Blackwell scored on another assist from Grollman. Despite the surge, the visitors struck again for five consecutive goals to close the half and take a 12-6 lead into intermission.
Following the break and another MU goal, the Eagles responded with a run of four consecutive goals to move back to within three. Avery Schwab (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin-Scioto) scored on a pass from Henry before Blackwell completed her hat trick on the woman-up advantage with an assist from Stella Burke (Peterborough, Ontario/St. Peter's Catholic Secondary). Grollman followed with her second goal and Schwab netted her second. The visitors, however, closed the period with three consecutive goals to make it 16-10 for MU at the end of three.
The Golden Eagles opened the fourth quarter with another goal before EMU scored three consecutively. Blackwell scored on the woman-up advantage on a pass from Schwab before Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) tallied her first on a dish from her twin sister. Blackwell scored once again off a Grollman pass with 8:30 to play and EMU within four (17-13). That was all the closer the Eagles could get as MU added one goal with 4:12 to play before Laurelle Weisbrod (Delta, B.C./South Delta Secondary/Jacksonville/Concordia-St. Paul), on her Senior Day, scored her first goal with the Eagles and her first in just over two years on a free-position shot with 22 seconds to play to cap the scoring.
Individual Notes
» Following the game, the Eagles held a Senior Day ceremony for four players, including Savannah Berner (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East), Tracy Grollman, Avery Schwab, and Laurelle Weisbrod.
» Mackenzie Blackwell led the team with five goals to record her 13th hat trick of the season and 30th of her career. The five goals, which tied for the eighth-highest total in a single game at EMU, marked the eighth time she has scored at least five goals in a game in her career and the fourth time she has accomplished the feat this year. Two of her goals came on the woman-up advantage, marking the seventh time in her career she has scored at least two up goals in one game.
» With her five goals, Mackenzie Blackwell brought her season total to 59, leaving her one away from becoming the first EMU player to score 60+ in a single season. She pushed her season total in points to 64, which made her the first to record 60+ in a single campaign as well.
» Tracy Grollman finished the game with six points on two goals and four assists, marking the third game in a row she has handed out at least three assists and recorded at least six points. Her four helpers tied for the second-most in a single game and marked the third time in her career she has dished four assists. Grollman now has 16 assists on the year, which ranks second on the single-season ledger behind Avery Schwab's 19 helpers tallied in 2024.
» Tracy Grollman has recorded 20 points in her last three games to bring her career total to 87 points, which tied for second on the career list with Sydney Lawrence (2023-24). Mackenzie Blackwell is the all-time leader with 159.
» Emerson Henry scored three goals and added one assist for four points while posting nine draw controls. Her three goals marked her third hat trick of the season and the second in a row for the freshman after scoring four goals against Akron (April 20). With her nine draw wins, which added to her freshman record, she brought her season total to 94, which tied the single-season record set by Mackenzie Blackwell in 2024.
» Maddie Porter (Montrose, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) finished the game with 14 saves and six ground balls. Her 14 saves tied for the third-most in a single game in program history and marked the eighth time this season she has tallied 11+ stops in a single game. She also brought her career total to 302 saves, making her the first EMU goalkeeper to reach 300 stops in a career.
» Laurelle Weisbrod saw her first action of the season and made the most of it as the senior scored her first goal with the Eagles and her first in just over two years. The last time Weisbrod scored was April 16, 2023, in a home game against Northern Michigan as a member of the Concordia-St. Paul program.
» Roya Khaleeli (Rancho Palo Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula) and Erin Humphrey (Auburn Hills, Mich./Troy) led the team with two caused turnovers each. The two for Khaleeli tied her career high, which she set one game prior against Akron (April 20) while Humphrey recorded multiple caused turnovers for the first time in her freshman season after recording one in five different games.
Team Notes
» Eastern fell to 8-8 overall (4-2 MAC) while Marquette improved to 10-6 (3-3 Big East).
» The Eagles recorded at least nine assists in its third consecutive game after handing out nine helpers at Kent State (April 13) before dishing 10 against Akron (April 10) ahead of the nine recorded against Marquette. Eastern has now tallied at least nine saves in four of its last five contests.
» The nine assists tallied by the Eagles tied for the fifth-highest total in a single game in program history.
» Eastern accumulated 23 points, which tied for the ninth-highest total in program history. Additionally, it marked the sixth time this season EMU has produced 23+ points in one game.
Up Next
The Eagles will compete in the 2025 MAC Tournament, May 1 and 3, with their opponent, game time, and game location to be announced Sunday, April 27, following the conclusion of regular season play around the league. As it stands, the winner of the Robert Morris University at the University of Akron game, which will be played at 1 p.m. in Akron, Ohio, will determine the host of the tournament. That result, coupled with the result of the Central Michigan University at the University of Detroit Mercy game (Sunday, noon), will determine if the Eagles are the No. 2, No. 3, or No. 4 seed in the four-team event.
Follow Us
For all things EMU Lacrosse, be sure to check out the team's social media accounts, including EMU_Lacrosse on X (formerly Twitter) and EMU_Lacrosse on Instagram.
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