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Women's Lacrosse

Calvin Women's Lacrosse Edged by Hope

Box Score

HOLLAND, Mich. – Calvin suffered a heart-breaking 12-11 loss at rival Hope Saturday afternoon at Van Andel Stadium.

The Knights held an 10-8 fourth quarter lead but Hope scored three straight goals with a man advantage inside the final 4:04 to take an 11-10 lead.

Calvin junior Lainey Aldridge (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North HS) scored an equalizer for Calvin with 1:07 remaining. The goal came with Calvin down a player.

Hope gained possession on the subsequent draw control and scored the game-winning goal with just 13 seconds left in regulation.

Hope (8-6 overall, 3-2 MIAA) led 4-2 after one quarter of play but Calvin (5-8 overall, 2-3 MIAA) outscored the Flying Dutch 4-1 in the second quarter to lead 6-5 at halftime.

The teams scored two goals each in the third quarter, allowing Calvin to take an 8-7 lead into the final quarter of play.

Goals from junior Kelly Ruha (Plymouth, Mn./Robbinsville Armstrong HS) and freshman Meghan Chang (Clarksburg, Md./Clarksburg HS) allowed Calvin to take a 10-8 lead with 11:21 left in the fourth quarter.

A yellow card to Calvin with under five minutes to play put Hope in a man-up advantage and the Flying Dutch made use of the opportunity, scoring three straight goals.

Junior goalie Jessica Camp (O' Fallon, Il./O' Fallon Township High School) had a big game for Calvin in defeat with 13 saves, making a handful of acrobatic saves on Hope free position attempts.

Senior Brenna Otte (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) had three goals, one assist and three draw controls for the Knights. Ruha had two goals. Senior Megan Gilbert (Lansing, Mich./Holt HS) had one goal and five draw controls.

Also scoring single goals for the Knights Aldridge, senior Madison Brown (Granger, Ind./Penn HS). Chang, Aldridge, freshman Katie Winkle (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) and junior Makaelah McClymont (Camp Hill, Pa./Covenant Christian Academy).

Both teams finished with 25 shots at goal.

NEXT UP: Calvin will host Albion on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Zuidema Field.

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Players Mentioned

Lainey Aldridge

#1 Lainey Aldridge

M
5' 7"
Junior
Madison Brown

#2 Madison Brown

D
5' 4"
Senior
Jessica Camp

#21 Jessica Camp

G
5' 4"
Junior
Meghan Chang

#6 Meghan Chang

M
5' 4"
Freshman
Megan Gilbert

#12 Megan Gilbert

M
5' 8"
Senior
Brenna Otte

#18 Brenna Otte

M
5' 6"
Senior
Kelly Ruha

#16 Kelly Ruha

A
5' 6"
Sophomore
Katie Winkle

#10 Katie Winkle

M
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lainey Aldridge

#1 Lainey Aldridge

5' 7"
Junior
M
Madison Brown

#2 Madison Brown

5' 4"
Senior
D
Jessica Camp

#21 Jessica Camp

5' 4"
Junior
G
Meghan Chang

#6 Meghan Chang

5' 4"
Freshman
M
Megan Gilbert

#12 Megan Gilbert

5' 8"
Senior
M
Brenna Otte

#18 Brenna Otte

5' 6"
Senior
M
Kelly Ruha

#16 Kelly Ruha

5' 6"
Sophomore
A
Katie Winkle

#10 Katie Winkle

5' 9"
Freshman
M