Women’s Lacrosse Drops Home Opening Contest to Ohio Wesleyan

Deanna Loukas (photo courtesy of Jackie Kasai '23)
Deanna Loukas (photo courtesy of Jackie Kasai '23)

BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace women's lacrosse team faced Ohio Wesleyan University for a non-conference contest and the 2023 home opener on Tressel Field inside of the George Finnie Stadium. The Yellow Jackets fell by a final score of 18-9.

BW (1-1) was led by junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference midfielder Deanna Loukas (Tuckahoe, N.Y./Eastchester) as she tallied a team-high three goals, three draw controls, and three caused turnovers.

Ohio Wesleyan (2-0) was led by Grace Egan as she notched four goals and three assists.

1st Quarter

13:25 – OWU goal by Egan
12:55 – Goal by BW's sophomore attack/midfielder Lily Tope (Delaware/Hayes), 1-1
11:45 – Battling Bishops goal by Fleming, assisted Trinh
7:20 – OWU goal by Egan
6:08 – Goal by OWU's Fleming, assisted Egan
5:27 – Goal by Battling Bishops' Klabus (5-1 OWU)
4:49 – BW goal by Loukas, assisted by senior Academic All-OAC attack Sophia Leuma (Bloomington, Minn./Thomas Jefferson)
3:25 – OWU goal Klabus, assisted Egan
2:39 – Battling Bishops goal by Staples-Roy, assisted Egan
1:18 – Goal by OWU's Klabus, free position (8-2 OWU)
1:04 – BW goal Leuma (8-3 OWU)

2nd Quarter

13:29 – Goal by Ohio Wesleyan Trinh
12:05 - Goal Battling Bishops' Carlson, assisted by Fleming (10-3 OWU)
8:37 – OWU goal Klabus, assisted Carlson
6:16 – Battling Bishops goal by DelGallo
1:14 – BW goal by Tope (12-4 OWU)
:30 - Goal BW by junior Academic All-OAC attack Lexy Conway (Wooster), assisted by sophomore attack Lauren Getchey (Perrysburg), 12-5 OWU

3rd Quarter

14:05 – OWU goal by Staples-Roy, assisted Klabus
13:19 – BW goal by Loukas
8:19 – Goal by BW's senior All-OAC midfielder Kaitlyn Hradek (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls)
4:56 – Goal by Yellow Jackets' Loukas (13-8 OWU)
4:09 – OWU goal by Egan, assisted Staples-Roy
:59 – Battling Bishops goal by Egan, assisted Staples-Roy (15-8 OWU), 15-8 OWU 

4th Quarter

9:44 – BW goal by sophomore midfielder Taylor Miklos (Brunswick), free position (15-9 OWU)
7:47 – OWU goal by DelGallo, assisted by Fleming
3:00 – Battling Bishops goal by Trinh (17-9 OWU)
2:00 – Goal by OWU's Frary, free position (18-9 OWU)

The Yellow Jackets return to the field on Saturday, March 4 as the team plays in the second game of a men's and women's doubleheader. The women will host The College of Wooster at 3:30 p.m. on Tressel Field inside of the George Finnie Stadium.