Central Michigan University Athletics
Central Michigan University
11-5, 4-0SOCON
Coastal Carolina
8-8, 3-1ASUN
Two Late Goals Give Chippewas Their 6th Straight Win
4/22/2018 12:00:00 AM | Lacrosse
Lindsay Gerber, CMUChippewas.com
CONWAY, S.C. - In a tug-of-war of a game, the Central Michigan lacrosse team came away with its sixth straight victory when Emma Hamilton fired in a free position goal to give the Chippewas an 11-10 nonconference win over Coastal Carolina on Sunday at the Chanticleers' Brooks Stadium.
The win lifted CMU to 11-5. The Chippewas play their final regular season game at Detroit Mercy on Saturday, April 28 in what amounts to the Southern Conference regular-season championship game. CMU is 4-0 in league play, while the Titans are 3-1. The winner will be the league champion and earn the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament. Detroit Mercy is 8-7 overall.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Neither team led by more than two goals as they traded the lead throughout the game.
Down 10-9, the Chippewas got the game-tying goal from Shannon Doyle with 6:21 to play, and then Hamilton scored with 4:33 left to put CMU ahead for good.
LEADERS
Hamilton led CMU with four goals and also added one assist. Jocelyne Lemay and Doyle each added two goals.
Natalie Karlen recorded a team-high four assists for the Chippewas.
Haley Alexander led Coastal Carolina with three goals.
GOALKEEPING
Dominique Hamman tallied 16 saves going the distance in the cage for Central Michigan.
Harley Barrett made nine saves for the Chanticleers.
