Martel Logs 16 Stops, Lacrosse Falls at No. 8/8 Michigan

BEVERLY HILLS, Mich. — Fresh-off her first Mid-American Conference Goalkeeper of the Week award of 2025, senior Alexa Martel (Rochester, N.Y. / Greece Olympia) tallied 16 saves against eighth-ranked Michigan Wednesday night in a 19-5 loss at the Detroit Country Day Fieldhouse.

The performance came two shy of her own single-game record set as a sophomore, marking her ninth career game of at least 15 saves. Martel posted eight saves in the first quarter alone, 12 in the first half.

The Chippewas' five goals came from five unique scorers, led off by Kelsey Barratt (Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern) and Sadie Hinkle (Medina, Ohio / Medina) in the first quarter. Hinkle's first goal of the year netted Hanna Wenger's (Loveland, Ohio / Loveland) second of the season.

A pair of freshmen midfielders found the back of the net as Katherine Erickson (St. Charles, Ill. / North) and Caye Kalbacher (Austin, Texas / Stephen F. Austin) each scored. The third quarter strike from Erickson marked her first collegiate goal; Kalbacher's in the fourth was her second to start her career, scoring in back-to-back games.

Senior Maggie Merrill (Marriottsville, Md. / Marriotts Ridge) scored her second goal of the season with just under five minutes to go.

Central Michigan Lacrosse stays in the Big Ten this weekend with a trip to face Oregon (Sat., 5 p.m. ET). In their lone previous meeting, the Chippewas defeated the Ducks, 12-11 in overtime, in Mount Pleasant in 2022.

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Team Stats

Katherine Erickson

Kelsey Barratt

Caye Kalbacher

Sadie Hinkle

Players Mentioned

Kelsey Barratt

Katherine Erickson

Sadie Hinkle

Caye Kalbacher

Alexa Martel

Maggie Merrill

Hanna Wenger