Women's Lacrosse

Ashcroft, Walters Earn All-Indy Honors

In its second season of competition, the Urbana University women's lacrosse team landed a pair of players on the NCAA D-II All-Independent teams. Junior defender Alyssa Ashcroft (Amherst, NY/Williamsville South HS) earned Urbana's only First Team nod, and freshman midfielder Hannah Walters (Canal Winchester, Ohio/Pickerington Central HS) made the All-Independent Freshman Team. Read More

Dragons Drop Blue Knights in Finale

Apr. 27th, 2012

The Urbana University women's lacrosse team showed great improvement in its second season of NCAA Division II competition, but the improved play wasn't enough against nearby rival Tiffin University on Friday night. After suffering a 26-2 loss to the Dragons last spring, the Blue Knights kept it closer but still fell 20-8 on the road in the season finale. Urbana outscored Tiffin 5-4 in the second half, but the Dragons secured victory by scoring 16 of the game's first 19 goals. Blue Knight midfielder Emily Boerger ended her junior season with a bang in the loss. Boerger scored 7 of Urbana's 8 goals, setting a new school record in the process. Read More

Blue Knights Wallop Warriors for 2nd Win

Apr. 21st, 2012

On a cold and wet Saturday afternoon on the road, the Urbana University women's lacrosse team earned the second win of the program's second season, racing by the Warriors from Waynesburg University 13-7. The Warriors were coming off a big one-goal victory over West Virginia Wesleyan, but they ran into a Blue Knight squad desperate to end a 5-game losing streak. Nora Boerger led the team in assists, ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers in the win. Read More

Big Red Ruins Blue Knights' Home Finale

Apr. 13th, 2012

The Denison University Big Red women's lacrosse team defeated Urbana University 21-1 in the Blue Knights' 2012 home finale. Urbana ends its home season 1-4. The Blue Knights are 1-11 overall. Denison, meanwhile, improves to 10-3 with their sixth straight victory. Denison scored the game's first 20 goals before Urbana had an answer. The Blue Knights' lone goal came on an 8-meter shot by freshman Taylor Andersen. The goal was the sixth of the season for Andersen. UU freshman goalkeeper Emily Brumley made 12 saves in goal. Read More

Storm Surges Past Blue Knights

Apr. 3th, 2012

The Lake Erie College Storm stopped visiting Urbana University 20-7 on Tuesday night, ending a 2-game losing streak while extending the Blue Knights' skid to 3 games. Lake Erie climbs above .500 at 5-4 with the win, while Urbana slips to 1-10 in its second season of competition. The Storm built an insurmountable 17-4 lead with an impressive, record-setting first half. The Blue Knights' leading scorer, junior Emily Boerger, led the way with 3 goals and an assist. Read More