#22 Women's Lacrosse Defeats Hope on Senior Day

CHICAGO-- The 22nd-ranked University of Chicago women's lacrosse team celebrated Senior Day with a 24-10 win over Hope College. The Maroons scored 14 goals in the first half to solidify dominance early on.

As the Flying Dutch opened the scoring first, it wasn't long before UChicago found its offensive groove.

In less than two minutes, the Maroons scored three times to take a two-goal lead. Both

Peyton McGuire and

Caroline Steinwachs found the back of the net off passes from

Wynne Boggan. Steinwachs' goal from Boggan was her second of the day, as she also netted one at 9:44 in the first period.

Boggan again found the open player as she connected with

Kelly Callaghan to put the Maroons up 4-1.

Avery Song scored two back-to-back goals, and

Coco Rigoli finished a pass from Callaghan to close out the Maroons' first quarter 7-1.

Just 15 seconds into the second quarter McGuire scored her first of three goals in the quarter to put the Maroons up by seven.

Kaylin Oey found a goal at 11:49 as Rigoli, Boggan, and Song scored in the final eight minutes of the half. Heading into halftime, the Maroons led 14-7.

Hope jumped out of halftime, scoring two to try to cut the deficit in the third quarter, but UChicago quickly responded. Oey, McGuire, and Steinwachs contributed to a 5-1 scoring run for the Maroons and extended the lead to 10 heading into the final quarter.

After another goal by Steinwachs, her fourth of the day, the Flying Dutch netted their final goal of the game to make it 20-10. Just two minutes later,

Nicoletta Tsiamis finished off a pass from Boggan to put the lead back to 11.

Kailee See and Tsiamis both scored again to keep the Maroons' lead as

Cameron Lienhardt capped off UChicago's scoring with a final goal with 35 seconds remaining.

10 different Maroons recorded a goal in the dominant win, with six players netting multiple goals. McGuire led all scorers with six, Steinwachs finished with four, and both Song and Oey recorded three.

Wynne Boggan led UChicago with seven points as she totaled one goal and six assists.

On the defensive end, the Maroons held strong.

Kali Konstantinakos led the team with three caused turnovers, recording the 100th in her career. Tsiamis had two, while also leading the team with four ground balls. In goal,

Gabrielle Kiewe had a fantastic day with eight saves on 10 goals attempted to earn her fourth career win.

The Maroons will now await their fate in the NCAA Tournament Selection Show. On Monday, May 4, the team will find out where their postseason play will begin.