EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- The College of Saint Benedict lacrosse team (1-2), which had a 1-1 road trip last weekend, will face a road test against University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1-1) at 5 p.m., on Wednesday, March 13.
Saint Benedict opens the season with a 1-2 record
Saint Benedict, which has been selected to win the 2024 Midwest Lacrosse Conference (MWLC) championship, opened the season with a 20-3 setback at NCAA DII Northern Michigan (5-1) on Feb. 24. In game two, CSB dropped a 15-7 decision to University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on March 9 and then a day later on March 10, defeated Milwaukee School of Engineering, 19-4.
Up Next
After the game vs. UW- Eau Claire (Mar. 13) CSB travels to face Hamline on March 20 at 5 p.m., in St. Paul, Minn. Then, CSB will host UW-River Falls at 1 p.m., on Saturday, March 23 in the season-opener at 1 p.m., at the CSB Turf Athletic Field.
About the Blugolds
UW-Eau Claire, which is directed by first-year head coach Michael Rhodovi, opened with a 17-16 loss to Kalamazoo College before defeating Marian University, 11-1. UW-EC has a 27-to-18 goals edge against opponents and lead in ground balls, 74-to-38, but have been defeated, 31-to-20, in draw controls. Reegan Werner leads the team with six goals while Alexie Romanelli has five goals and two assists.
2024 CSB Leaders
Lizzie Schrubbe, a first-year from Andover, Minn., leads the Bennies in points with 13, scoring eight goals and tallying five assists. First-year Emma Nelson has four goals and one assist. Sophomore Sami Hackley also has four goals and one assist on the season and for her career, now has 41 goals. In goal, sophomore Chloe Lewis has made 18 saves recording a .316 save percentage through 180 minutes in the crease. Last weekend, CSB defeated the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) by a score of 19-4 as both Hackley and Schrubbe each had a team-season-game-high of four goals. Schrubbe, who has had multi-goals in three straight matches, set a program mark with nine points in a game against MSOE with the four goals and five assists. For Hackley, she recorded 11th multi-goal game of her career and has had four games of four goals or more while at CSB.
Head Coach Patrick Crandall - 2nd Season
Directed by head coach Patrick Crandall, the Bennies recorded a 7-0 record in the MWLC a year ago and finished 11-3 overall in his first year with the program. In that first season, Crandall was named the Midwest Lacrosse Conference Coach of the Year. With a 1-2 record in 2023-24, Crandall's all-time mark at CSB sits at 12-6.
