Friday, March 12
Mount Pleasant, MI
1 p.m. ET
University of Louisville
3-2
11
at
8
Central Michigan
3-3
1
2
F
Louisville
4
7
11
Central Michigan
4
4
8
Team Stats
UL
CMU
Shots
38
20
Turnovers
9
20
Caused Turnovers
7
3
Draw Controls
10
11
Free-Position Shots
4
6
Ground Balls
19
14
Game Leaders
Players
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
Players Mentioned
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
GK
/ Women's Lacrosse
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
M
/ Women's LacrosseA
/ Women's LacrosseA
/ Women's Lacrosse
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/ Women's Lacrosse
Blalock Leads No. 19 Louisville to 11-8 Win at Central Michigan
March 12, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse
Caroline Blalock led the way for the Cardinals with four goals, including three in the final eight minutes.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Caroline Blalock scored four goals, including three in the final eight minutes, to help University of Louisville lacrosse rally to an 11-8 win at Central Michigan on Friday afternoon.
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With the win, the No. 19 Cardinals improve to 3-2 on the year, while the Chippewas fall to 3-3 on the season.
"We are happy that we got the win today, but overall I didn't think it was our best performance," said head coach Scott Teeter. "You have to give Central Michigan a lot of credit, but luckily we were able to make enough plays down the stretch to get the win."
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Caroline Blalock got the Cardinals on the board just a little over three minutes in on a free position goal.
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Louisville then built a 3-1 lead after Alex McNicholas and Paige Richbourg delivered back-to-back goals about a minute apart, but the two teams went into the locker room at halftime knotted at 4-4.
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After the break, Louisville built its lead back to two at 6-4 following goals by Kokoro Nakazawa and Hannah Morris.
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But, the Chippewas battled back with three consecutive goals to take their first lead of the game at 7-6 with just under 12 minutes to go.
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Louisville then answered with two straight goals to regain the lead with 6:38 remaining, the first by Caroline Blalock and the second a free position goal by Bella Karstien.
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After Central Michigan tied it again, Ally Hall's second goal of the game gave the Cardinals a 9-8 lead with 4:20 to go. Caroline Blalock then extended the lead to 11-8 with two straight goals of her own in the final 2:11, giving her four on the day.
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Louisville then controlled possession in the final minute to seal the win.
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Caroline Blalock led the way with four goals on 10 shots. She also finished with two draw controls and a ground ball. Hall was the only other Cardinal with a multi-goal game, finishing with two on seven shots.
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Richbourg added three ground balls, two caused turnovers and a goal, while McNicholas finished with four draw controls, two caused turnovers and a goal.
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Rachel Florek finished with six saves and a .429 save percentage in the win.
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The Cardinals outshot the Chippewas 38-20, but CMU goalkeeper Sierra Savage finished with an impressive 17 saves. Louisville committed just nine turnovers, while Central Michigan committed 20.
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The Cardinals travel to Milwaukee, Wisc., to take on Marquette on Sunday at 12 p.m. ET.
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For the latest information on Louisville lacrosse, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @LouisvilleLax or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLLacrosse.
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With the win, the No. 19 Cardinals improve to 3-2 on the year, while the Chippewas fall to 3-3 on the season.
"We are happy that we got the win today, but overall I didn't think it was our best performance," said head coach Scott Teeter. "You have to give Central Michigan a lot of credit, but luckily we were able to make enough plays down the stretch to get the win."
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Caroline Blalock got the Cardinals on the board just a little over three minutes in on a free position goal.
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Louisville then built a 3-1 lead after Alex McNicholas and Paige Richbourg delivered back-to-back goals about a minute apart, but the two teams went into the locker room at halftime knotted at 4-4.
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After the break, Louisville built its lead back to two at 6-4 following goals by Kokoro Nakazawa and Hannah Morris.
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But, the Chippewas battled back with three consecutive goals to take their first lead of the game at 7-6 with just under 12 minutes to go.
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Louisville then answered with two straight goals to regain the lead with 6:38 remaining, the first by Caroline Blalock and the second a free position goal by Bella Karstien.
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After Central Michigan tied it again, Ally Hall's second goal of the game gave the Cardinals a 9-8 lead with 4:20 to go. Caroline Blalock then extended the lead to 11-8 with two straight goals of her own in the final 2:11, giving her four on the day.
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Louisville then controlled possession in the final minute to seal the win.
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Caroline Blalock led the way with four goals on 10 shots. She also finished with two draw controls and a ground ball. Hall was the only other Cardinal with a multi-goal game, finishing with two on seven shots.
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Richbourg added three ground balls, two caused turnovers and a goal, while McNicholas finished with four draw controls, two caused turnovers and a goal.
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Rachel Florek finished with six saves and a .429 save percentage in the win.
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The Cardinals outshot the Chippewas 38-20, but CMU goalkeeper Sierra Savage finished with an impressive 17 saves. Louisville committed just nine turnovers, while Central Michigan committed 20.
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The Cardinals travel to Milwaukee, Wisc., to take on Marquette on Sunday at 12 p.m. ET.
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For the latest information on Louisville lacrosse, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @LouisvilleLax or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLLacrosse.
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