Anderson Downs Hanover, Clinches No. 3 Seed in HCLC Tournament

In a battle for the No. 3 seed in the Heartland Collegiate Lacrosse Conference (HCLC) Tournament, the Anderson University women's lacrosse team (3-8, 3-2) rallied past Hanover College (2-9, 2-3) by a score of 12-11 during Saturday's HCLC matchup in Hanover.

Riley Tull tied a single-match school record with 11 draw controls.

COACH RUSSELL MACKEY'S COMMENTS

This was a gutsy win coming from behind. The ladies dug deep in the last nine minutes with four unanswered goals and some great defensive stops.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Ravens opened up with a 3-1 lead after one quarter.
• Anderson took a 6-3 lead with 10 minutes, 2 seconds left in the second quarter.
• Hanover scored six consecutive goals to take a 9-6 lead. Masi McNally-Henriksen netted three consecutive goals to cut the lead to 6-5 at halftime and tied the game at 6-6 in the third quarter.
• The Panthers received two goals from Katie Comer and another from Taylor McNally-Henricksen to take a 9-6 lead through three quarters.
• Erin Bentley and Gretta Mesarosh both scored goals to trim Anderson's deficit to one, but Masi McNally-Henricksen tallied two goals to give Hanover an 11-8 lead.
• Riley Tull began a four-goal rally scoring with 8:55 to go to cut the lead to 11-9.
• Mesarosh, Emma Sego and Tull each found the back of the net to give Anderson a 12-11 lead with 4:01 to go.
• Trailing, 11-10, the Ravens scored their last two goals directly off draw control wins from Sego and Caitlin Stewart.
• Anderson recorded three defensive stops in the final four minutes and four defensive stops in the final nine minutes.
• Leading Hanover by one on the final possession, Tull caused a turnover to seal the victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson rolled to a 21-6 advantage in draw controls.
• The Ravens cleared 14-of-18 (77.8 percent) attempts while the Panthers finished 19-of-32 (58.4 percent) clears.
• Riley Tull – 4 Goals, 11 Draw Controls (Tied School Record), 10 Ground Balls, 3 Caused Turnovers
• Paige Tomallo – 9 Ground Balls
• Lauren Brown – 2 Goals, 6 Ground Balls
• Emma Sego – 2 Goals
• Gretta Mesarosh – 2 Goals
• Caitlin Stewart – 1 Goal
• Erin Bentley – 1 Goal
• Alli Rastrelli – Saved 6-of-17 (35.2 percent) Shots

UP NEXT

Third-seeded Anderson faces off with second-seeded Franklin College (8-5) in the HCLC Semifinals on Wednesday at Franklin at a time to be announced.