CHICAGO – No. 19 University of Chicago women's lacrosse opened their 2024 season at Stagg Field this afternoon and took on local foe Lake Forest for the first time in program history. The Maroons dominated from the start and poured on the goals in a 26-3 blowout against the Foresters on Saturday.

RESULT
Lake Forest – 3
No. 19 UChicago – 26

HOW IT HAPPENED

• No. 19 University of Chicago (1-0) started their quest for a fourth straight CCIW championship in style against Lake Forest College (0-1) at home. The Maroons opened the game with four straight goals, two of which came off the stick of Olivia Escoffery. The Foresters would eventually get one of their own before four more UChicago shots found the back of the net. This pattern remained for the rest of the first quarter that found the Maroons up 11-2 entering the second.
• While that was their most dominate frame, the Chicago offense didn't stop there. They netted four in the second, triggering the running clock with 14:07 left to go in the half, while 11 more tallies followed in the 30 minutes after halftime.
• The Maroons had four man-up goals and dominated the draw control 17-9. On the individual side, 11 different players scored with five of them having multi-goal games in a 23 point victory over the LFC to move to 1-0 on the young season.

CHICAGO COMMENTS

• "I thought we had a really nice showing for the 2024 season opener. We played at a high level from the opening draw, and it was really fun to see the team back in action again. I thought this was an amazing team win and had some really great individual performances. We are looking forward to continuing to grow and get better as we move into our next games." – Head coach Kate Robinson

UCHICAGO STAT TRACKER
Goals – Lulu Hardy & Jill Hooey (6)
Assists – Skylar Lienhardt (5)
Ground Balls – Jill Hooey (8)
Caused Turnovers – Jill Hooey (4)
Draw Controls – Jill Hooey (6)
Saves – Rachel Keefe (9)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Maroons will be off for two weeks before continuing their season opening three game homestand against Denison. They'll take on the Big Red on Saturday, March 9^th beginning at 1:00 pm.

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