Alliance, Ohio – After a tight opening quarter, the Oberlin College women's lacrosse team dropped a mid-week road test against Mount Union on Wednesday night. The 19-7 tumble drops the Crimson and Gold to 2-3 on the season.
Alexis Escobedo and Olivia Corradi led the scoring charge, scoring a pair of goals each, while Corradi added another assist to her three-point tally. Defending heavily behind cage, Kylie Thompson still managed to put her name on the game with a trio of assists from the wings. Larissa Andrick chipped in with a goal and an assist, as well as Charlie Marshall and Izzy Sunday with a goal apiece.
Defensively, Emily Berger earned the start in cage before giving way to Janny McCormick in the second half. The duo combined for seven saves on the evening. Maddie Weathers and Alexandra Bernal added a trio of caused turnovers, with Rachel Reiter notching three ground balls and two draw controls.
The Purple Raiders got the jump on the Yeowomen in the opening minute, but after Corradi won the ensuing draw control, Thompson connected with Sunday for the scoring response. Mount Union added four more goals before Thompson again found a shooter in Corradi to end the first quarter.
Mount Union found their momentum in the second period behind an eight-goal push to take a 13-3 lead at the half. Oberlin sole bright spot of the quarter came when Mary Rodman won a critical draw to give Andrick room inside the eight for a goal.
Regrouping at the half, Oberlin better controlled the wild UMU attack, holding them to just three goals. Facing a 12-goal deficit heading into the final period, the Yeowomen made critical adjustments to the midfield and saw immediate return. With Marshal and Elle Lavin splitting time in the draw circle, Corradi and Sophie Ward won back-to-back draw controls the team converted into goals. At the end of the scores, Escobedo used her speed to put the ball int eh back of the net twice in less than 90 seconds.
With just seconds remaining, Maddie Darlington scored off the free position, setting the final score at 19-7.
With a week to rest, Oberlin returns to action when they head into the city to take on on-conference rival, John Carroll. The Wednesday, March 12 matchup is set to begin at 4 p.m.
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