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04.25 / Notre Dame College Too Much for Women’s Lacrosse to Handle
In the opening game of the 1st Annual Falcon Invitational, Notre Dame College cruised to a 14-0 lead at halftime before beating the Thunder 20-2 on Friday night. Notre Dame dominated the play as they lead Tri-State in shots 38-13, ground balls 22-11, and draw controls 19-5.
The Thunder got on the board in the second half by two unassisted goals by Kayla Grieser (Mentor, Ohio./Mentor) at 11:06 and 0:24 left in the game, respectively. Genice Addis (Cromwell, Ind./West Noble) made 13 saves between the pipes for the Thunder. Notre Dame was lead by April Pegler with five goals and two assists for seven points on the day, as Notre Dame improves to 11-4, while the Thunder drop to 0-10 on the season.
With the loss, Tri-State will play in the consolation game, Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m., and will play the winner of the Lindenwood/John Carroll match up. That game is scheduled for Saturday morning at 9 a.m.
04.24 / Women’s Lacrosse Can’t Catch Up to Adrian’s First Half Run
The Thunder women’s lacrosse team came out firing, but it wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs defeated Tri-State 11-6 on the Adrian College campus in Adrian, Michigan. Brittany Witkiewicz (Orland Hills, Ill./Victor S. Andrews) got the Thunder on the board first at 26:23 left in the first half. Adrian came back and then scored eight straight goals before Kayla Grieser (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) got her first tally of the night at 4:41 left in the half.
Tri-State continued to have possession of the ball off of the draw, controlling it for the last few minutes of the half, leading to the first career goal by Alison Bonham (Columbus, Ind./Columbus East) at 1:15 left in the half. The Thunder would go into the break trailing the Bulldogs 8-3, as the Bulldogs just edged out the Thunder in shots 15-14, and were dead even on ground balls at nine apiece.
Adrian came out shooting the second half, but the Thunder defense shut them down to only 3 goals, while allowing the Thunder offense to grab 3 of their own. Grieser scored two unassisted goals, her 2nd and 3rd tallies of the game, at 22:09 and 21:27 left in the game, respectively. The Bulldogs would only get one more goal, at 16:51 left in the game, and were shut out for the remaining 15 minutes of play, but the Thunder couldn’t capitalize. Despite being double teamed the whole night, Grieser scored one more from the Bulldogs, at 2:45 left in the game, off of a free-position shot, making it 11-6 in favor of Adrian.
Genice Addis (Cromwell, Ind./West Noble) made 11 saves on the night while allowing 11 goals. Grieser led all scorers with four goals and now has 20 on the season for the Thunder. Adrian College finishes their inaugural season 6-7 while the Thunder drop to 0-9. The Thunder finish up this weekend at a tournament at Notre Dame College Friday and Saturday against Notre Dame College on Friday night, then either Lindenwood or John Carroll on Saturday.
04.19 / Women’s Lacrosse Unable to Hold on to First Half Lead
The TSU women’s lacrosse team played a strong first half, but it wasn’t enough as Medaille College defeated the Thunder 14-8 on Saturday at Nichols School. The Medaille College Mavericks and the Thunder exchanged goals for the first half as Kayla Grieser (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) scored two for the Thunder, while Samantha Kumfer (Columbia City, Ind./Columbia City) added the first goal of her career to make it 3-2 before the Mavericks struck again, making it 3-3. With a little over three minutes left in half, a penalty on the Lady Mavericks caused a free position shot for Bridget Brown (Newbury, Ohio/Newbury) allowing the Thunder to take the lead going into the break, 4-3.
After the break, Medaille came out firing as they got off the first three goals within the first three minutes of the half before Brown added her second goal of the day to make it 6-5 Medaille. The Mavericks got off the next six goals of the contest to pull away from the Thunder until Grieser added her third and fourth goals of the game at 9:25 and 7:23 left in the game, respectively. Responding to Grieser’s goals, the Mavericks pulled out two more before Brown got her third and final goal of the game with three minutes left to play.
In goal for the Thunder, Genice Addis (Cromwell, Ind./West Noble) made 15 saves on the day, including 10 in the second half. Grieser led the Thunder with four goals while Brown added three more. Although the Thunder held a 9-7 shot advantage in the first half, the strong second half showing by Medaille gave the Mavericks a 29-14 shot advantage on the day, as well as a 26-18 ground ball advantage. Medaille College improves their record to 5-3 on the year, while the Thunder fall 0-8 in their inaugural season. The Thunder head home as they wrap up their season this week as they go up to Adrian College to face the bulldogs before heading to a tournament at Notre Dame College.
04.18 / Women’s Lacrosse Stunned by Blue Devils of Fredonia
For the first time this season, the Thunder women’s lacrosse team was unable to get on the board, falling to SUNY Fredonia. The Friday night game held at University Stadium on the campus of SUNY Fredonia, the Blue Devils had 10 different players score as they rolled out to a 14-0 lead at halftime.
The Thunder only recorded one shot on goal in the first half, as the double and triple teaming from the Blue Devils allowed for 15 turnovers in the midfield. Fredonia held a 33-1 shot advantage in the first half, as Thunder goaltender Genice Addis (Cromwell, Ind./West Noble) recorded 14 saves on the half.
After the break, the Thunder defense held off the Blue Devils, allowing only five goals on nine shots for the second half. The two shots from the Thunder in the second half, both from a point-blank range, were saved by Blue Devil senior Goaltender Sarah Wright. The closet opportunity the Thunder had to get on the board was from freshmen attacker Kayla Grieser (Mentor, Ohio./Mentor) was late in the game off a shot that hit the cross bar. SUNY Fredonia’s Laura Culhane led all scorers with four goals, two assists for six points, as the Blue Devils go 8-4 on the season.
The Thunder fall 0-7 on the season, and play again Saturday against Medaille College at Nicholas School in Buffalo, NY, completing their trip to the North East.
04.13 / Strong Second Half Propels Fontbonne Past TSU
The Tri-State University women’s lacrosse team was defeated by Fontbonne University 10-5. The Thunder trailed 4-3 at the break but gave up six second half goals in the loss.
Kayla Grieser (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) continued her offensive streak with three goals. Samantha Spriggs (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) added one goal and one assist on the day. Bridget Brown (Newbury, Ohio/Newbury) chipped in with one goal.
TSU will return to action next week with a trip to the east coast. The Thunder will take on SUNY Fredonia on Friday and Medaille College on Saturday.
04.12 / Grieser Leads TSU with Three Goals
The Tri-State University women’s lacrosse team lost their home-opener 11-3 against the University of Dallas. Dallas held a 7-2 lead at the break.
Kayla Grieser (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) scored all three TSU goals unassisted off six shots and led the Thunder with 10 ground balls. Genice Addis (Cromwell, Ind./West Noble) had 13 saves in the net for TSU.
The Thunder fall to 0-5 on the season and will return to action tomorrow at home against Fontbonne University. The start is scheduled for 2 p.m.
04.05 / Women’s Lacrosse Falls to Washington & Jefferson
The Tri-State University lacrosse team fell to Washington & Jefferson 18-3. The Thunder trailed 11-2 at halftime and could not recover from the deficit.
Sam Spriggs (Elkhart, Ind./Concord), Kayla Grieser (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor), and Brittany Witkiewicz (Orland Hills, Ill./Victor S. Andrews) each scored a goal for TSU. Genice Addis (Cromwell, Ind./West Noble) picked up 12 saves on the day.
TSU falls to 0-4 on the season and Washington & Jefferson improves to 2-3. The Thunder will return to action at Tri-State on Saturday when University of Dallas comes to town.
03.29 / Women's Lacrosse Offense Struggles in Loss to Seton Hill
The Tri-State University women's lacrosse team struggled with possession as the Seton Hill Griffins rolled out to a 16-2 victory on Saturday at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The Griffins scored six and 22 seconds into the game to start off with an early 2-0 lead. The Thunder failed to respond with some unnecessary turnovers in the midfield, allowing the Griffins to score nine more goals to end the half 11-0 while leading with a 23-4 shot advantage.
After the break, theThunderbecame more aggressive, with the defense allowing only five more goals and the offensenetting two of their own. Thunder freshmen Bridget Brown (Newbury, Ohio/Newbury) and Kayla Grieser (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) got the Thunder on the board at 11:50 and 10:40 respectively.
Seton Hill attack Krista Ocilka scored eight goals in the win, improving the Seton Hill record to 2-0. The Thunder fall to 0-3 on the year. TSU will return to the road this weekend with a neutral site game at Wooster High School in Ohio, playing another first-year program, Washington & Jefferson. Game time is set for 2 p.m. at Mauer Field in Wooster, Ohio.
03.28 / Saint Vincent Defeats TSU Women’s Lacrosse
The Tri-State University women’s lacrosse team suffered a 19-5 loss to Saint Vincent College. TSU gave up 12 goals in the first half and Saint Vincent held a 36-12 shot advantage.
Bridget Brown (Newbury, Ohio/Newbury) put TSU on the scoreboard in the first half with an unassisted goal. Kayla Grieser (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) had a big day for TSU with four unassisted goals.
TSU falls to 0-2 on the season, while Saint Vincent improves their record to 2-0 overall. The Thunder will return to action on Saturday at Seton Hill.
03.19 / Women’s Lacrosse Competes in Inaugural Game
The Tri-State University women’s lacrosse team was defeated 19-1 in their inaugural game at Wittenberg University. Wittenberg jumped ahead early with two goals in the first three minutes of the game and held a big 15-0 lead at the break.
Bridget Brown (Newbury, Ohio/Newbury) broke the shutout with a goal off a free position shot with 12:05 remaining in the game.
Wittenberg controlled the shots in the game with a 34-4 advantage and held a 17-14 advantage in ground balls.
TSU will return to action on Saturday when they host Kenyon College. The game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
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