Southfield, Mich. - The Marian women's lacrosse team came from behind and stole a road victory from No. 10 Lawrence Tech on Wednesday afternoon, winning 13-12 in overtime against the Blue Devils. Marian's win is their first in WHAC play this season, as they improve to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in league play.

Wednesday's contest started back and forth, with Lawrence Tech scoring the first goal of the game before the Knights were able to get an equalizer from Alex Dean. The Blue Devils scored on their next possession after Dean's goal, taking a 2-1 lead into the final two minutes of the quarter when Ella Grace Giedd scored a tying goal. Marian would yield a third goal to the Blue Devils before the end of the quarter, putting the home team on top 3-2 going into the second.

In the second quarter, Marian's attack stole center stage, as Delaney Koles tied the game four minutes into the period, while Ruby Mason scored a go-ahead goal with 10:03 to play in the half. Lawrence Tech would answer to tie the game, but the goal would be their lone score of the quarter, as the Knights' defense formed a wall. Ella Grace Giedd scored a pair of goals going into halftime, giving Marian a 6-4 edge at intermission.

The halftime break favored Lawrence Tech, as Marian's defense let down its guard and allowed three quick Blue Devil goals, as the hosts' 3-0 run in the first 2:15 of the second half gave them a 7-6 lead. Rylie Boezeman stopped the run with an unassisted goal, allowing Marian to get back in the game. The two sides traded goals to end the quarter, sending the game into the fourth quarter tied 8-8. 

In the final stanza, Marian again fell behind, allowing two early goals to fall into a 10-8 hole. Marian would respond with consecutive goals from Ruby Mason and Delaney Koles, but the tied game would not be enough to push the momentum fully to the Knights, as Lawrence Tech countered with two goals of their own.

Trailing 12-10 with four minutes to play, the Knights won back possession and made an attack, getting a Taleah Nool goal to claw back within one. Marian would have to get one more stop before getting its final chance, doing so in the final minute as they put pressure on the cage. Marian's attack was led Ella Grace Giedd, who drew a foul and scored a game-tying free position shot with 15.8 seconds to play, tying the game 12-12 to force overtime. 

In the extra session, Marian completed its comeback win off a free postiion play, as Taleah Nool found Delaney Koles attacking behind the goal, coming in to take the pass from Nool and score the game-winning goal, sealing Marian's 13-12 win.

Giedd led Marian in goals with four in the win, assisting on one goal in the win. Koles scored the game-winning goal and ended the game with three goals, while Mason and Nool each scored twice. Nool finished with three assists in the win. Olivia Dean and Aniyah Jones recorded a team-high three ground balls, while Jones made seven saves in the win. 

Marian will aim to win a second WHAC game on Saturday, traveling to Michigan for an 11:00 a.m. game.

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