Michigan
9-4
Xavier
4-4
Michigan Runs Past Xavier in Final Non-Conference Contest of Season
3/26/2023 4:09:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 15-ranked University Michigan women's lacrosse team got goals from 14 different players in a 22-2 victory over Xavier on Sunday afternoon (March 26) at U-M Lacrosse Stadium.
Michigan's 22 goals are tied for second in program history, while its 20-goal win ranks second behind only its 21-goal win over Detroit Mercy last season.
The Wolverines (9-4) scored 13 goals before the Musketeers (4-5) were able to get on the scoreboard in the second quarter as U-M outshot Xavier 36-13 with 25 on goal. The Michigan offense was led by freshman Ceci Stein, who scored a career-best four goals, while Jill Smith notched her 11th hat trick of the season and added an assist to her tally. Kaley Thompson, Frances Workman and Claire Nelson also had multiple goals with two each. Nelson's goals were the first of her U-M career. The Maize and Blue assisted on eight their total goals, with Jane Fetterolf dishing out two.
Michigan won the draw control battle 17-11 as Lily Montemarano picked up six and Smith five.
As a defensive unit, Michigan forced Xavier into 15 turnovers, nine of which were caused, as Maddie Burns, Erin Garvey and Caitlyn Camelio each had two. All three Michigan goalies saw action with Maya Santa-Maria and Erin O'Grady making three saves each.
Garvey started Michigan's 13-goal run less than two minutes into the game, then Thompson scored back-to-back wrap-around goals less than a minute apart to put U-M up 3-0 with 6:43 left in the first quarter. The Wolverines tacked on three more goals over the closing five minutes to take a 6-0 advantage into the second stanza.
Michigan continued to dominate offensively as Smith scored back-to-back goals to start the second quarter and Montemarano and Workman netted goals less than a minute apart to start the running clock with 11:15 remaining in the half. The Wolverines added three more goals to their tally and allowed just one goal to the Musketeers to head into the halftime break with a comfortable 13-1 advantage.
Xavier opened the third quarter with what would prove to be its final goal of the game before Stein netted three straight to record her first career hat trick. Following Stein's goals, Nelson opened the fourth quarter with her first career goal on a free-position attempt and Norris scored her first career goal minutes later on a Meryl Johnson assist.
Peyton Shreves and Workman teamed up on back-to-back goals, with Workman feeding Shreves before Shreves returned the favor to put U-M up 21-2. Nelson scored the final goal of the game with just over a minute to play to cap the Michigan win.
Michigan returns to Big Ten play next Sunday (April 2) when it travels to Maryland for a noon contest against the Terrapins on the Big Ten Network.
