COW women’s lacrosse captures first NCAA Tournament win
Lizzie Hardy scored four goals in The College of Wooster women's lacrosse team's win over Hope College on May 9. It was the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.
The College of Wooster women’s lacrosse team made its seventh NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Championship appearance on May 9 and gave the program its first tournament win, defeating Hope College 20-9 in the first round in the confines of Papp Stadium.
It also was Wooster’s 17th win of the season. This year's team stands alone in program history as the winningest team, overcoming the 2019 team’s 16-2 mark.
The North Coast Athletic Conference’s top-rated scoring offense hit the 20-goal mark for the third time this season.
“Scoring was on point today, and that was something that we talked about since coming out of our conference game with Denison, putting that back on the bucket for us, and I think they did a really good job with that,” Wooster coach Liz Ford said.
Wooster had three players score a team-high four goals: juniors Bella Woodbury, Lizzie Hardy and Brynne Snaguski.
Snaguski also claimed bragging rights within her household, surpassing her mother Jennifer’s career goal total of 88. She currently sits at 91 goals.
Keeper Audrey Richardson made five saves for the win in the net.
Capturing the team’s 17th win and the program’s first NCAA Tournament win meant a lot to the team. Something that has stuck with the players since before the year started is the conference preseason poll, where they were predicted to finish fifth.
“That was kind of a sting, and we all knew we could go beyond that,” Woodbury said.