WAUKESHA, Wis. - Clara Jelacic contributed an individual season-high seven goals, nine draw controls, five ground balls, two caused turnovers and two assists to lead the Carroll University women's lacrosse team to a 19-4 victory over Concordia University Wisconsin in a cold, rain-soaked nonconference game at Schneider Stadium on Wednesday night.
It was the fourth consecutive home-field victory of the early season for Carroll, which improved to 4-1 overall with the St. Patrick's Day effort.
The Pioneers outscored CUW 16-2 in the opening half, powered by 13 unanswered goals over the course of the final 20 minutes.
The dominant performance extended Carroll's home-field winning streak to seven games dating back to February 26, 2020 (a 21-7 nonconference victory over Beloit College in the home opener).
The Pioneers have combined to outscore their last four opponents 72-22, powered by a 53-8 margin in the first half.
Carroll has maintained a balanced scoring attack, recording 10 or more first-half goals (highlighted by a program-best 17 goals in the home-opener versus Edgewood College) in each of its four victories this season.
Jelacic, a first-team College Conference of Illinois-Wisconsin selection in 2019 who entered the contest as the current reigning CCIW Athlete of the Week, scored six times in the first half and leads the team with 22 goals - converting the Pioneers' first goal on a free-position shot at the 25:42 mark.
Michaela Johnson followed with five goals, six draw controls and four assists for the Pioneers, who outshot CUW 39-12 (including a 29-9 shot-on-goal advantage). Katrina Hardin collected four goals, three ground balls and three caused turnovers.
Rachel Fordham, Courtney Wright and Hannah Wenger each had one goal with Alyssa Scharff, Courtenay Karls and Zoe Esveldt each adding as assist.
Wenger's first collegiate goal came off an assist from Johnson with 2:25 remaining in the game.
Rebecca McDaniel, Alicia Van Dale and Aisling Finnegan combined for five saves in helping to preserve a victory.
Megan McPike scored two goals with Kat Oryszczyn and Hannah Beyer each adding a goal for CUW, which was playing its first game of the season.
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