Balanced Offense Leads Louisville to a 19-6 Win at Xavier

Wednesday, March 19

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:00 PM

University of Louisville

5-5

Xavier

1-7

Louisville

Xavier

Balanced Offense Leads Louisville to a 19-6 Win at Xavier

March 19, 2025 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Whiteman and McMahon register hat tricks, 10 different Cardinals score as Louisville produces a season-high 19 goals

By: Lori Harmon

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Maggie McMahon and Reese Whiteman each registered a hat trick to lead the University of Louisville lacrosse team to a 19-6 win over Xavier at Corcoran Field.

In addition to her first career hat trick, McMahon also delivered a pair of assists for a career-high five points to pace the Cardinals offensively. In all, 10 different players scored for Louisville with seven tallying multiple goals. Izzy Seikel, Lauren Figas, Abigail Cole, and Abby Scully recorded two goals apiece with Charlotte Jackson, Negai Nakazawa and Cece Reilly added to the total as the Cardinals produced a season high in goals.

"All in all, this was a fantastic team win," said UofL head coach Scott Teeter. "We had 10 different goal scorers, which is outstanding. We dominated the draw which gives you an increase in possession – I thought Olivia Scroggie and Erin Nicholson had a great day on the draw. It's good to see Cece Reilly score her first career goal. I thought defensively we played with some tenacity and put pressure on Xavier."

The Cardinals (5-5) wasted little time getting on the scoreboard when Maggie McMahon connected on a free position shot just 1:21 into the game. Louisville added to its lead two minutes later with a goal by Charlotte Jackson. Reese Whiteman converted on a free position shot to notch her team-best 14^th goal of the season, making the score 3-0.

Xavier (1-7) broke through in the eighth minute with a goal by Megan Droney. Lola Mancuso's goal two minutes later pulled the Musketeers within a goal.

Louisville countered on another free position attempt, this time Rian Adkins dished a pass to Izzy Seikel who delivered the Cardinals' fourth goal of the game. Negai Nakazawa continued the scoring when her shot found the back of the next for her 12^th goal of the season.

The Musketeers answered with a free position goal by Mancuso to make the score 5-3 with 1:07 left in the first quarter.

The Cards quickly responded when Whiteman set up Abigail Cole with 24 seconds on the clock. Lauren Figas added to the first quarter tally in the closing second of the frame.

Louisville kept the momentum in the second quarter, outscoring Xavier 4-1. Figas rocketed a shot into the net just 13 seconds into the second quarter. Adkins combined with Seikel for the second time in the contest. The Cardinals stretched their run of six unanswered goals with strikes by Abby Scully and McMahon before Mancuso registered her third goal of the game to make the score 11-4 entering halftime.

The start of the second half mirrored the second quarter, with Louisville scoring in the first minute of play as McMahon registered her first career hat trick. After a Xavier goal, the Cards opened a run of five unanswered goals starting with Cece Reilly's first of the season. Scully, Nicholson, Cole and Whiteman added to the tally as the Cards took at 17-5 lead into the final quarter.

For the third straight frame, the Cardinals found the back of the net in the opening minute as Whiteman completed her second hat trick of the season. Xavier's Lily Villaflor halted Louisville's 6-0 run with just under five minutes left to play, but the Cards answered once again with Nicholson converting on a free position shot, bringing the final score to 19-6.

In the game, Louisville outshot Xavier 35-25 with a 28-15 lead in shots on goal. The Cards held a 20-8 advantage in draw controls and a 17-15 edge in ground balls. Olivia Scroggie earned a career-best eight draw controls with Erin Nicholson also registering a career-high seven in the game. Karli Kirchenheiter led the team with three groundballs.

J Pleck collected five saves in the first half and Hanna John registered four stops in the second half, limiting Xavier to six goals – the fewest allowed for Louisville this season.

Mancuso paced the Musketeers offensively with three goals while Teegan Lannon had six saves and Jada Brandon collected three.

The Cardinals will conclude their three-game road swing and return to Atlantic Coast Conference play this weekend with a trip to No. 15 Clemson for a 12 p.m. Sunday matchup.