Fort Lewis FLC 2-8, 1-5 RMAC

Colorado Mesa CMWL 6-4, 4-1 RMAC

Fort Lewis FLC

2-8, 1-5 RMAC

Final

Apr. 12, 2024

Colorado Mesa CMWL

6-4, 4-1 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Fort Lewis FLC	3	1	2	0	6
Colorado Mesa CMWL	3	8	3	3	17

Summary
Box Score

Hayden Mangan, Fort Lewis Athletic Communications

Junior Mikki Brown (8) led the team with 3 goals in the road loss to Colorado Mesa

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 4/12/2024 6:08:00 PM | Angela Roberts, Associate AD-Communications

Skyhawks stumble against Mavericks, fall 17-6

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Fort Lewis College women's lacrosse team played even early but ultimately fell to Colorado Mesa University by a final score of 17-6 on Friday afternoon.

With the loss, Fort Lewis dropped to 2-8 on the year and 1-5 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. Colorado Mesa improved to 7-4 overall and 5-1 in league play.

The Mavericks benefitted from a dominant margin on the draw with 22 compared to just five for the Skyhawks. Colorado Mesa outshot Fort Lewis 39-22, including a 28-10 edge in shots on goal. The teams were even with 11 caused turnovers apiece.

Junior Mikki Brown led the team with three goals and an assist, followed by Kaylin Vanzant, Ellie Martinez, and Phoebe Ramirez who each scored one goal. Sophomore Samantha Rodgers continued her dominance on defense with five caused turnovers and four ground balls. Sophomore Sydney Tannaci added four ground balls, followed by graduate student JoJo Lutz who contributed three. Junior Caley Lay played 45 minutes at goalkeeper and collected nine saves and four ground balls.

The Fort Lewis defense showed up early in the first quarter with a quick caused turnover by Rodgers leading to the team's first shot. A save by the opposing keeper gave Colorado Mesa possession, and the home team quickly responded with their first goal of the game at the 12:50 mark. Lay went on the make back-to-back saves to hold it at a one-goal game, and Martinez netted the equalizer with just over 11 minutes to go off an assist from Ramirez. Brown made it a 2-1 Skyhawks lead with her free position chance, and the narrow lead held as the clock ticked under five minutes. The final minutes to the quarter saw the teams trading goals as the score moved to 3-3 after one quarter.

The Mavericks managed to see their first lead of the game two minutes into the second quarter thanks to a free position opportunity. Colorado Mesa continued to keep the ball in their offensive third, sending an onslaught of shots toward Lay and eventually snuck one by for a 5-3 lead. The Mavericks continued to pad the lead to two more uncontested goals coming off the draw to make it 7-3 with nine minutes to go. Tannaci added a shot on goal for Fort Lewis, its fifth of the game, late in the quarter, but it resulted in a bouncing save for Colorado Mesa. The Skyhawks finally snapped their scoreless streak with three minutes to go after Brown found Ramirez at the top of the circle for a 9-4 score. Late turnovers plagued Fort Lewis in the final moments as the score sat at 11-4 heading into halftime.

Brown got the Skyhawks off to a strong start out of the break with her second goal of the outing for an 11-5 score. Brown added another at the 11:22 mark when she caught the Colorado Mesa keeper out of position and narrowed the deficit to five goals. The Mavericks caught a break with an initial save by Lay caught a funny bounce and made its way to an awaiting Colorado Mesa player who buried the deflection. Colorado Mesa managed to score a goal after a failed clear to close out the third quarter with a 14-6 lead.

A foul gave Colorado Mesa an early advantage, and the team took advantage with its 15^th goal of the contest. Fort Lewis drew a foul on its following possession, but the free position shot rattled off the crossbar to preserve the score. After a scoreless stretch, the home team eventually scored another goal to make it 16-6 with just over seven minutes remaining. The final minutes of the game played out with the Mavericks scoring another goal before a late save by freshman Olivia Tilbury ended the game.

Up Next
Fort Lewis (2-8, 1-5 RMAC) will wrap up the road trip on Sunday with a 1:00 p.m. first draw against Westminster University. The Griffins captured a 13-7 win over the Skyhawks when the teams faced in late March thanks to a dominant second half. Despite the loss, Fort Lewis leads the all-time series 9-5.

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Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Home Team Score
1st Period		FLC	CMWL
12:50	CMWL - Justine Anderson Assisted by Carson Dickey	0	1
11:08	FLC - Ellie Martinez Assisted by Phoebe Ramirez	1	1
10:24	FLC - Mikki Brown	2	1
04:13	CMWL - Peyton Ivey Assisted by Caroline Ohngemach	2	2
02:33	FLC - Kaylin Vanzant Assisted by Piper Price	3	2
02:03	CMWL - Justine Anderson Assisted by Caroline Ohngemach	3	3
2nd Period		FLC	CMWL
13:04	CMWL - Peyton Ivey	3	4
11:55	CMWL - Carson Dickey	3	5
09:28	CMWL - Justine Anderson Assisted by Cameron Flynn	3	6
09:09	CMWL - Emme Rezoski Assisted by Cameron Flynn	3	7
08:21	CMWL - Cameron Flynn Assisted by Amber Wennerstrom	3	8
04:02	CMWL - Justine Anderson	3	9
03:37	FLC - Phoebe Ramirez Assisted by Mikki Brown	4	9
03:19	CMWL - Elizabeth Renken Assisted by Courteney Murray	4	10
00:12	CMWL - Justine Anderson Assisted by Sofia Chock	4	11
3rd Period		FLC	CMWL
13:14	FLC - Mikki Brown	5	11
11:22	FLC - Mikki Brown	6	11
09:32	CMWL - Justine Anderson	6	12
03:09	CMWL - Carson Dickey Assisted by Elizabeth Renken	6	13
00:17	CMWL - Ella Freemon Assisted by Justine Anderson	6	14
4th Period		FLC	CMWL
13:46	CMWL - Caroline Ohngemach Assisted by Elizabeth Renken	6	15
07:31	CMWL - Justine Anderson Assisted by Sofia Chock	6	16
03:44	CMWL - Amber Wennerstrom Assisted by Elizabeth Renken	6	17