Box Score

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Otterbein University women's lacrosse team fell victim to undefeated Mount Union Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium, finishing on the low end of a 17-5 decision in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) action.

The Cardinals, now 6-5 on the season and 1-2 within the OAC, will remain at home to begin next week and host cross-town Capital University Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Purple Raiders, ranked No. 20 nationally, improve themselves to 12-0 overall and 3-0 against the league.

Mount took control from the get-go, scoring 39 seconds into the game and quickly building a 6-0 advantage by the 12:13 mark of the first. Otterbein eventually got on the scoreboard, getting a free-position goal from senior Tory Blatt with 6:07 to play before halftime.

The Purple Raiders took a 9-1 margin into the break before Otterbein received goals from Blatt and Katy Williams early in the second half to trail 10-3. It would be all Mount Union from that point as the visitors slowly extended the lead throughout the remainder of the game.

Blatt tallied a hat trick for the Cardinals while Williams added one goal and one assist. Annie Kelly tied for a game-high eight ground balls in addition to three draw controls.

Katherine Doraty dominated the offensive end for Mount Union, posting a game-best six goals (on just eight shots) to go along with two assists. Emily Sendker scored four times while Taylor Pensyl registered two scores and two helpers.

Ariel Petroval made seven saves in the Cardinal goal and Casey McHenry was forced to make just two for the Raiders.