Anderson Sets Ground Balls Record, Powers Past Adrian

The Anderson University women's lacrosse team (1-4) powered past Adrian College (3-3) by a score of 11-5 on Saturday in Adrian, Mich.

Anderson collected 46 ground balls as a team, shattering the previous school record of 36, set in Anderson's double-overtime matchup with Bethany College (W.Va.) (4-4) earlier this season.

Three individual single-game school records were also tied. Riley Tull tied her single-game ground balls record of nine that she set in this year's matchup with Bethany. The junior from Delton, Mich. tied the single-game school record in caused turnovers with six. Emma Sego notched seven goals, also tying the single-match school record.

COACH RUSSELL MACKEY'S COMMENTS

[Saturday] was a terrific performance by our defense; without their exceptional play, we don't pull off the win. Emma Sego had quite a few goals offensively, a number of them using terrific stick-shooting skills to lead to the team scoring.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson held a 46-37 advantage in ground balls. The Ravens shattered the school record for most ground balls in a game.
• Adrian cleared 9-of-16 (56.3 percent) attempts while Anderson finished 14-of-27 (51.9 percent) clears.
• The Ravens outshot the Bulldogs 28-22.
• Adrian finished with a 12-8 advantage in draw controls.
• Riley Tull – 9 Ground Balls (Tied School Record), 6 Caused Turnovers (Tied School Record, 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 3 Points, 4 Draw Controls
• Emma Sego – 7 Goals (Tied School Record), 8 Ground Balls, 3 Caused Turnovers
• Alli Rastrelli – Saved 8-of-13 (61.5 percent) shots, 6 Ground Balls
• Mylan White – 7 Ground Balls, 3 Caused Turnovers
• Madison Leonard – 6 Ground Balls, 3 Caused Turnovers
• Gretta Mesarosh – 2 Goals
• Lillie Casey – 1 Assist
• Mac Van Benthuysen – 1 Assist

UP NEXT

Anderson challenges Ohio Northern University (5-3) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Macholtz Stadium.