Box Score

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – With 11 minutes left in the first half of Saturday's battle of CCIW co-leaders, Augustana and Carthage were tied 3-3. However, the Vikings responded with five straight goals to end the period and went on to an 18-7 win over the Lady Reds at Thorson-Lucken Field. Coach Meredith Newman's squad improved to 12-1 on the season and 3-0 in the conference. Carthage dropped to 8-4 overall and 2-1 in the league.
 
The hosts played from behind early. Lady Red Maddie Griffin put her team on top 1-0 with an unassisted goal 1:12 into the contest. Senior Anne Hopkins (Mother McAuley HS, Chicago, Ill.) converted a Kendall Maduro (Neuqua Valley HS Naperville, Ill.) at the 27:23 mark to tie it, but Kara Vana scored to put Carthage back up with 21:55 left in the half.
 
Senior Emily Handrahan (Lake Zurich HS, Hawthorn Woods, Ill.) tied it with a goal at 19:13 and Olivia Mayer (Libertyville HS, Green Oaks, Ill.) scored off a Kaylee Nolan (Sandburg HS, Orland Park, Ill.) assist five minutes later to give Augustana its first lead, 3-2. Elizabeth Wittenborg forged one final tie for the visitors with a goal at the 11:29 mark.
 
Senior Shelby Cosman (Marian Catholic HS, St. John, Ind.) put the Vikings ahead for good, scoring off a Handrahan assist 10:17 before halftime. Nolan, Mayer, Hopkins and Handrahan all scored in the last 3:45 of the period to send the hosts to the break leading 8-3.
 
Senior Quinn Foley's (Sandburg HS, Orland Park, Ill.) scored the Vikings' sixth straight goal just 11 seconds into the second stanza. Carthage's Shannon Long answered 15 seconds later, but Newman's crew scored four straight to pull away.
 
A Cosman goal with 13 minutes to play made it 15-5 and triggered a running clock until Lady Red Kara Vana answered 2½ minutes later. However, Maduro's scored the first of three straight Augustana goals at the 9:49 mark and the clock ran for the rest of the contest.
 
Handrahan had a big day with four goals and five assists. Hopkins scored five times and Nolan three. Senior Kaitlin Hightower (Providence HS, Matthews, N.C.) snared a team-high five ground balls and shared the team lead in caused turnovers with Mayer and senior Nellie Bubb (Holy Family HS, Excelsior, Minn.). Each forced three. Nolan and freshman Carla Bennett (Marian Catholic HS, South Holland, Ill.) controlled four draws apiece.
 
Senior Jenna Hofmann (Columbine HS, Littleton, Colo.) played the first half in goal, recording a pair of saves and earning her first win of the season. Sophomores Analia Fowler (York HS, Elmhurst, Ill.) and Madalynne Russell (Noblesville HS, Noblesville, Ill.) finished up in the second half.
 
The Vikings hit the road for Naperville, Illinois on Wednesday, April 20 to take on North Central. The Cardinals are currently 11-2 overall and a half game back of Augustana in the CCIW standings at 2-0. First draw at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.