INDIANAPOLIS - Coming off the heels of their win over Indiana Tech, the Marian women's lacrosse team weathered a lengthy lightning delay to score a one-sided 18-5 victory over Lourdes on Wednesday evening. Marian's win gives them a 10-3 overall mark on the season, marking the program's second-ever season with double-digit victories. The Knights are 5-1 in WHAC play this year following the win.

Marian waited out a passing storm and lightning for over 100 minutes before hitting the field Wednesday, coming out a bit sluggish from the delay as Lourdes pounced on the Knights 87 seconds into the game with the opening goal. The Knights settled in after the opening Gray Wolves goal, and went on a proficient scoring run as Ashlynn Gray rattled the cage to level the score less than two minutes after the opening score. Ella Grace Giedd scored quickly after with an unassisted goal, and Grace Martin followed with a pair of goals 34 seconds apart to drive Marian's lead to 4-1 in under six minutes. 

Madison Ash, Taleah Nool, Giedd, and Ash. Gray kept the run going, as Marian charged their total to eight unanswered goals in an 8:30 window. The 8-1 lead would be answered by a Sarah Pryojski score at the 2:05 mark as Lourdes tried to mount a comeback, but the short-handed Gray Wolves would allow goals to Ash. Gray and Martin in the final 91 seconds of the first quarter, as they completed first quarter hat tricks to give Marian a 10-2 lead after 15 minutes.

Gray's second goal in the quarter gave the senior 100 for her career, becoming the third player in program history to eclipse the milestone. 

Marian kept the scoring going into the third quarter, as Katelynn Gray got on the board from a Giedd assist, and following a Lourdes goal, both Ash. Gray and Nool would score to give the Knights a double-digit lead. The running clock took off with 3:42 remaining in the first half, with Marian extending their lead to 11 goals before the break as Kate. Gray scored unassisted, giving the home team a comfortable 14-3 halftime lead.

The Knights would out-score Lourdes 4-2 in the second half, as Marian rotated every member of their roster into the game for valuable minutes. Nool completed her first collegiate hat trick midway through the third quarter, while Ruby Mason and Madeline Dumke netted goals of their own in the second half. Aliyah Evans finished the scoring for Marian in the win, as the junior two-sport athlete rifled a shot past the keeper on a pass from Dumke. 

Ashlynn Gray led the Knights in scoring in their 18-5 victory, scoring on four of her five shots. Martin and Nool each had hat tricks, while Katelynn Gray and Giedd finished with two goals each. Madison Ash and Giedd each had three assists in the win. Defensively, Dumke led the Knights with six caused turnovers, while Lizzie Piercy added three of Marian's 22 forced turnovers. Katherine Hirsch earned the win in cage with two saves, and Grace Coyne made one save in their second half work. 

Marian will go on the road for their next two games, first traveling to Rochester Hills on Friday afternoon for a 4 p.m. contest against Rochester University.

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