Lacrosse Drops League Showdown At Robert Morris

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Central Michigan lacrosse fell to Robert Morris, 20-10, on Saturday in a big Mid-American Conference game at the Colonials' Joe Walton Stadium.

The loss leaves CMU 6-2, 4-2 MAC and 2 ½ games behind the Colonials in the MAC standings. Robert Morris is 11-2, 7-0.

The Colonials outshot the Chippewas 44-21 with 32 shots on goal compared to Central's 17.

"Robert Morris absolutely is a strong team," said CMU coach Sara Tisdale, whose team was playing its first game in three weeks. "I give them a lot of credit. You could tell how much they wanted it today.

"I'll take this one, as a head coach. We made tough choices this week to get our team ready and I think, in reflection I can learn a lot from this. We pushed them hard to get ready to play; obviously it's a very physical game especially against Robert Morris."

The Chippewas seized an early 4-2 lead and was up 5-4 when Robert Morris went on a 10-0 run, scoring the final five goals of the first half and the first five of the second for a 14-5 lead. CMU managed to trim its deficit to five, 15-10, with 16 minutes remaining, but Robert Morris scored the game's final five goals to pull away.

"When we executed our offense and trusted our game plan, it was really impressive," Tisdale said.

Natalie Karlen scored six goals and added an assist to lead the Chippewas.

"She wants to compete," Tisdale said. "She played a good 60 minutes and did what we asked of her as a leader."

Maggie Diebold added three goals. Chippewa goalkeepers Sierra Savage and Erin Owens combined to make 12 saves.

The Chippewas are scheduled to entertain Kent State in a MAC game on Wednesday, April 28 (3 p.m.) at the CMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex.

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Team Stats

Natalie Karlen

Maggie Diebold

Brennan Paddy

Brianna Hart

Players Mentioned

Maggie Diebold

Natalie Karlen

Erin Owens

Sierra Savage

Players Mentioned

Maggie Diebold

Natalie Karlen

Erin Owens

Sierra Savage