ANGOLA, Ind. - Today the Calvin women's lacrosse team made the trip to Trine University to take on the No. 2 seeded Thunder in the semifinal game of the MIAA Tournament. 
 
The Knights drew first blood early in the first quarter when recently named MIAA Offensive Most Valuable Player Audrey Booher (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian) found the back of the net to give Calvin the 1-0 lead. Later in the quarter, the Thunder found a response when they scored two goals and headed into the second quarter with a lead over the Knights.
 
In the second quarter both teams seemed to find their offensive groove starting with back-to-back goals from Booher to once again put Calvin on top. Trine tried to answer with a goal of their own, but Booher responded with her four goal of the game before Jacey Smith (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) got in on the scoring action off a free position shot.
 
Junior attacker Morgan Bethard (DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt) also recorded a goal for the Knights during the quarter, but the Thunder refused to back down. Trine shot back with three goals of their own down the stretch and the teams went into halftime tied 6-6.
 
Booher and Smith both added to their total within the first five minutes of the second half as the Knights tried to get momentum on their side. However, for the rest of the game the Thunder defense locked in and shut down any scoring opportunities that the Calvin attackers tried to create. On the other end of the field, Trine powered past the Knights defense as they scored four goals in the second and Calvin ultimately fell 10-8.
 
Booher finished as Calvin's leading scorer with five goals while Smith chipped in two. MIAA Defensive Most Valuable Player Meghan Chang (Clarksburg, Md./Clarksburg) picked up a team high five ground balls and led the team with four caused turnovers. In goals, Hannah Rizzo (Waterville, Ohio/Anthony Wayne) recorded nine saves.
 
The Knights finished their 2025 season with an overall record of 12-6 and a MIAA record of 5-2.
 
COACHES COMMENTS: "This is a tough way to end our season," said head coach Blake Boehm. "This game didn't go our way. We had plenty of opportunities, but we couldn't capitalize. We have a great team and a lot of momentum to carry us into next season, but we're losing a very influential leader and all out rock star in Meghan Chang. Next year's team will have big shoes to fill. We're fortunate to have had a player like Meghan with us for the past four years. She's taught us a lot about how to approach this sport and how to build a culture the right way. I'm grateful for Meghan and the sacrifices she's made for this program. We are in a better spot today than yesterday because Meghan led the way."