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Home Opener On Deck For Women's Lacrosse

03.11.2023

ALLENDALE, MICH. – The Grand Valley women's lacrosse team opens the home portion of their schedule tomorrow afternoon by hosting Indianapolis at noon. The 11th ranked Lakers have started the season with five consecutive road games, beginning 3-2 in those games.
 
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GVSU is coming off their best offensive output of the season in Thursday's 19-10 win over Findlay. Maggie Hammer, Molly Bursinger, Maddy Champagne, and Hailey Crittenden all tallied hat tricks in the win. Champagne tops the team with 20 points on 13 goals and seven assists, followed closely by Kate DeYoung, 16 points, and Molly Bursinger with 14 points. The Lakers have been very good in the draw control circle in the young season, grabbing 79 compared to only 64 for their opponents. Champagne and Bursinger have been key parts of that success, as Champagne has 25 draw controls and Bursinger has tallied 22 of them. The Lakers have split time at the goalkeeper position between Kaylyn Cater and Audrey Maloney Cater has tallied 24 saves this season, while Maloney has posted a .458 save percentage.
 
UIndy has begun the season 6-0 and has moved into the number one spot in the IWLCA rankings. The Greyhounds have outscored their opponents 97-28 to open the season and have won 83 draw controls, 23 more than their opposition. UIndy is led by senior attacker Quinn Malcolm, who has recorded 35 points so far on 18 goals and 17 assists. Joey Fowler (25 points) and Megan Dunn (21 points) have also played big roles offensively. In the cage, Audrey Moran has played all 360 minutes, logging 32 saves and a .533 save percentage, only allowing 4.67 goals per game. This will be the 11th all-time meeting between these two schools, with the Greyhounds holding a slight 6-4 series advantage.
 
Sunday's game will be available to follow along with on live stats and live video, follow the links above. For full coverage of both games, including live in-game updates, follow @gvsuwlax on Twitter and visit gvsulakers.com.   
 
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