MARQUETTE. Mich. -- The Lewis University women's lacrosse team fell in a non-conference matchup 20-9 on the road against Northern Michigan Saturday (March 15)

TEAM RECORDS
Northern Michigan 6-2 | Lewis 3-3

LEWIS LEADERS
Goals: Catherine Roney (Barrington, Ill./Saint Viator High School) (2), Eliana Cappellini (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada/Burnaby North Secondary School) (2)
Assists: Daniella Winterlik (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada/Terry Fox) (2)
Saves:  Myah Templeton (Bristol, Ind./Northridge High School) (6)

GAME SUMMARY
FIRST QUARTER: Lewis 3, Northern Michigan 3 
After having the advantage, Northern Michigan scored the contest's opening goal, putting the Wildcats ahead 1-0. Lewis responded less than a minute after Winterlik found Roney for the score, tying it at 1-1. 

The Wildcats scored the next goal at the 9:45 mark, regaining the lead for NMU for a 2-1 advantage. Roney scored her second straight goal to tie the contest at 2-2. 

Roney found Ravyn Jimenez (Navarre, FL/Navarre High School) as the Flyers grabbed its first lead of the match at 3-2 with 5:42 to play in the first. The Wildcats tied the match for the last goal of the opening period with both teams knotted at 3-3.
 
SECOND QUARTER: Northern Michigan 7, Lewis 4
Northern Michigan took a 4-3 lead to start the second quarter after opening the period with a goal. Winterlik responded with a goal of her own to tie the contest again at 4-4. 

The Wildcats scored the next goal less than 60 seconds later for a 5-4 advantage. Winterlik found Cappellini for the next goal tying the contest at 5-5.

NMU responded quickly with a goal to regain a 6-5 lead. McKinnon was able to feed it to Heidi Sweeney (New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada/New Westminster) five seconds later for the goal, making it tied again at 6-6.

The Wildcats scored back-to-back goals for a 8-6 lead, their biggest advantage of the game. Cappellini scored the next goal for her second of the game to make it a one-score match again. 

Northern Michigan closed out the period with back-to-back goals in the span of a couple of minutes, giving the Wildcats a 10-7 lead at halftime.
 
THIRD QUARTER: Northern Michigan 7, Lewis 1


 
FOURTH QUARTER: Northern Michigan 3, Lewis 1
 

FINAL SCORE: Northern Michigan 20, Lewis 9
 
UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Tuesday, March 18 as the Flyers travel to Dominican (Calif.) for a match starting at 5 p.m. CT.
 
50 YEARS OF WOMEN'S ATHLETICS
Lewis University is also organizing several alumni and family events throughout the women's athletic seasons to commemorate this historic milestone. These special gatherings will provide an opportunity for former athletes, families, and supporters to reconnect and celebrate the achievements of women's sports at Lewis. The scheduled events include:

• Women's Tennis Alumni/Family Event – April 19
• Women's Lacrosse Alumni/Family Event – April 25
• Women's Softball Alumni/Family Event – April 26
• Women's Track Alumni Day – May 3

 
UPCOMING EVENTS
Be sure to join us Wednesday, March 26 as we induct our newest members of the Athletics Hall of Fame at the Flyer Red Dinner at Bolingbrook Golf Club starting at 6 p.m. CT. Purchase tickets at https://lewisflyers.com/2025FlyerRedDinner
 
FLYERS ANNUAL FUND
Support the Flyers by making a gift to the Flyers Athletics Fund at https://lewisflyers.com/202425AnnualFund