Chippewas Drop Monday Nonleaguer to Southern California

Monday, April 6

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Noon

Central Michigan University

2-11

Southern California

7-8

Southern California

Central Michigan

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4/6/2026 3:11:00 PM | Lacrosse

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Farrar, Barratt score twice each; Kahler tallies season-high 13 saves

By: Harrison LaLone

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan Lacrosse fell, 15-4, to Southern California Monday afternoon at the CMU Lacrosse Complex, a rebound for the Trojans who fell, 11-5, at No. 6 Northwestern Saturday afternoon in Big Ten Conference play.

The Chippewas return to Mid-American Conference play with the first of two road trips to Ohio Saturday at Youngstown State (April 11, Noon ET), followed by a visit to Kent State (April 18, 1 p.m. ET) before senior day and the regular season finale against Akron (April 25, Noon ET).

Anna Farrar (Milton, Ga. / Cambridge) broke the seal for CMU in the final minute of the first half with a strong drive set up by Elyse DeFrank's (Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East) first assist of the season.

The Chippewa defense held USC scoreless for 15 consecutive minutes between the 4:46 marks of the second and third quarters. Farrar netted her second goal of the day during that time to become the third on the team to reach the 20-point mark this season, assisted by Caye Kalbacher (Austin, Texas / Stephen F. Austin)—the season points leader.

Leila Kahler (Spring Lake, Mich. / Spring Lake) was the catalyst for the Chippewa defense with a season-high 13 saves (.464 save percentage), one shy of her career-high of 14 set against Kent State last season. The senior goalie added a game-high, and season-high-tying, five ground balls to her line.

Kelsey Barratt (Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern) scored twice in the fourth quarter to match Farrar's output. Her second goal in the final minute-plus of action was an impressive isolation drive through heavy contact for an underhand attempt in front of the crease.

Barrat's first goal added an assist for Mia Bradley (Orchard Park, N.Y. / Orchard Park) to keep the rookie in the hunt for the team's points lead—Kalbacher (24), Bradley (22), Farrar (20) all eclipsing 20 thus far.

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