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Friday April 19, 2024
Wildcat Lacrosse Falls To 24th-Ranked Davenport

This story was written by NMU Sports Information (NMU Photo)

MARQUETTE, Mich. -- The Northern Michigan University lacrosse team had their second straight matchup with a nationally-ranked opponent on Sunday, as #24 Davenport bested NMU 19-15. 

The loss dropped Northern to 8-4 on the season and 2-2 in GLIAC competition. 

NMU also lost to Grand Valley State, 23-4, on Friday.

The Panthers pounced early, scoring on each of their first three possessions to start the game as their goal leaders Anna Glynn (x2) and Ayanna Turrubiates continued their impressive 2022 campaign's to give the visitors a quick 3-0 edge in the game's first three minutes. 

The Wildcats found their first from Emily Renfrew to make it 3-1. Aleya Speas layed out a nice pass as Renfrew cut to the net and fired one into the nylon. 

Davenport would get four of the next five to close the first quarter with a 7-2 lead. Maddy Haynes scored for DU and Anna Glynn recorded a first quarter hat trick to put NMU in a 5-1 hole. After a Madeline Bittell goal for the 'Cats, the Panthers' Blakely Malpass scored on a free-position shot and Ayanna Turrubiates added her second goal for the five-goal lead.

The Panthers continued to click in the second stanza, outscoring NMU 7-1. Aaliyah Miller scored, Anna Glynn added two for a five goal half and Ayanna Turrubiates picked up four more for a six goal half as Glynn and Turrubiates each reached the 60-goal plateau on the season. Bittell recorded her second of the game for the 'Cats in the quarter, but NMU trailed 14-3 at the break. 

The Wildcats picked up two quick goals to start the second from Aleya Speas and Ella Larson to cut the deficit back to single digits. Madeline Bittell then added her third of the game on a nice over-the-top assist from Lauren Rygiel to cut it to 14-6 five minutes into the 2nd half.

Davenport pushed the game back to running-time by picking up the next two to make it 16-6. Blakely Malpass and Avery Garant recorded third quarter goals for the Panthers. 

Bittell had a quick answer for NMU to stop the clock, picking up two more goals less than a minute apart for five on the game. Maddi Bast added a score in the closing seconds of the third quarter as NMU outscored DU 6-2 in the frame, but trailed 16-9 entering the final 15 minutes. 

The Panthers scored quickly in the fourth quarter from Ayanna Turrubiates. Bast and Renfrew each added their second goals of the game to cut the deficit to 17-11 with just over nine minutes to go. 

Ayanna Turrubiates scored two more for DU to make it nine on the game, while Gabby Valadez, Aleya Speas, Camryn Mayer, and Jessica Daniels each scored for NMU in the closing minutes. 

Despite a second-half surge outscoring Davenport 12-5, the Wildcats dropped Sunday's contest 19-15.  

NMU's goal scorers were: Madeline Bittell (5), Maddi Bast (2), Emily Renfrew (2), Aleya Speas (2), Jessica Daniels, Ella Larson, Camryn Mayer, Gabby Valadez

Northern Michigan will be off this coming week before welcoming Concordia, St. Paul and Upper Iowa to town the following week for a pair of GLIAC matchups. 

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