Lacrosse Drops Heartbreaker At Robert Morris

Wednesday, March 16

Moon Twp., Pa.

1 p.m.

Central Michigan University

4-4, 2-1MAC

Robert Morris

4-4, 4-0MAC

Central Michigan

Robert Morris

Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22

3/16/2022 4:55:00 PM | Lacrosse

Box Score

By: Ben Bosscher, CMUChippewas.com

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Central Michigan lacrosse dropped a nail-biter to Robert Morris on Wednesday in a big Mid-American Conference game at the Colonials' Joe Walton Stadium.

It was CMU's first conference loss of the season after a 2-0 start. The Chippewas, 4-4, sit 1 ½ games behind Robert Morris, 4-4, 3-0, in the MAC standings.

CMU led, 9-7, at halftime but was outscored, 6-0, in the third quarter. The Chippewas tied the game, 14-14, but the Colonials went on a three-goal spurt for a 17-14 lead with 1:18 left. Audrey Whiteside scored twice in the final 1:14 to pull CMU within a goal.

"Their defense got pretty aggressive," said CMU coach Sara Tisdale about the third quarter. "(Robert Morris) started to come out and play outside a little bit more and we didn't take advantage of our opportunities. We should have been prepared for that."

"We started out strong. I think you saw some of our indecision really get the best of us."

Central Michigan is 0-5 all time against Robert Morris, dating to 2016. The Colonials defeated the Chippewas twice last season en route to the MAC championship.

"You know what's on the line every single time you play (Robert Morris)," Tisdale said. "They're well coached; I've got a lot of respect for them. I happen to think that this year we have a really good team, we've just got to show up."

The Colonials had 33 shots on goal in comparison to the Chippewas' 29. Both teams recorded 42 total shots.

Kelly Hoyt led the way with five goals for CMU, her career high. Audrey Whiteside recorded four goals and a career-high four assists, Courtney Burke added four goals, and CMU goalkeeper made 16 saves.

The Chippewas are scheduled to play at Cincinnati on Friday (1 p.m.) before returning home to entertain Akron in a MAC game on Wednesday, March 23 (2 p.m.).