PUEBLO, Colo. (April 16, 2021) – The Colorado State University Pueblo women's lacrosse team fell 17-10 to No. 24 Colorado Mesa University Friday in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference home game at the Art and Lorraine Gonzales Stadium.
 
The Mavericks (5-3, 4-0 RMAC) put up 34 shots with 29 landing on goal, while the ThunderWolves (3-5, 1-2 RMAC) had 24 shots with 18 on frame. CMU had the slight advantage in ground balls at 27-22 and in draw controls 15-12. 
 
Senior Emily Eller (A, Keller, Texas) led the offense with five points, as she netted a hat trick and added two assists. She led the team with five draw controls. 

POSTGAME COMMENTS
 

.@CSUP_WLAX Head Coach Monica Potter talks about the strong effort by the Pack in an RMAC loss to No. 24 Colorado Mesa. #BackthePack #riseup pic.twitter.com/0oLt7MCzuQ

— CSU Pueblo Athletics (@gothunderwolves) April 17, 2021

 

?? Bailey Mee of @CSUP_WLAX talks about the 17-10 loss to No. 24 Colorado Mesa Friday night. The freshman totaled four ground balls, three caused turnovers, two goals and two draw controls in the game. #riseup pic.twitter.com/pPx7JOBdrW

— CSU Pueblo Athletics (@gothunderwolves) April 17, 2021

PLAYER PERFORMANCES

Three players scored two goals for the ThunderWolves. 
 
Freshman Baylee Mee (M, Reno, Nev.) scored twice and also added four ground balls, a team-high three caused turnovers and two draw controls. 
 
Senior Olivia Tener (M, Boise, Id.) scored twice and brought in three draw controls with two ground balls.
 
Freshman Caira Lessick (M, Oregon City, Ore.) netted two goals with a caused turnover and a draw control. 
 
On defense, freshman Maddy Miller (D, Colorado Springs, Colo.) had four ground balls and two caused turnovers. 
 
Madison Cunningham (Sr., D, Corona, Calif.) added three ground balls and a caused turnover, while Emily Brewer (Sr., D, St. Louis, Mo.) picked up four ground balls. 
 
Senior Ane Marie Horton (G, Long Beach, Calif.) totaled 12 saves and added two ground balls. 
  
SUMMARY
 
The Mavericks jumped out to a 4-0 lead during the first 10 minutes of play before Mee scored to get the Pack on the board. CMU responded with three more goals and would lead 7-1 with under nine minutes left in the first half. 
 
The ThunderWolves then closed the frame owning a 4-1 advantage, as Mee scored her second goal with 8:12 left on an assist from Eller. Eller grabbed her first goal a minute later to trail 7-3. 
 
CMU scored next, but two goals by the Pack in the final two minutes made the score 8-5 at the break. Tener scored with 1:47 remaining, then Eller hustled down field for a goal with just 16 ticks left. 
 
CSU Pueblo kept the momentum into the second half with three of the first four goals. 
 
Just three minutes in, freshman Cameron Rogers (M/D, Cleveland, Mo.) scored her first collegiate goal on an assist from Eller. Three minutes later Lessick netted a goal and the Pack trailed by just one at 8-7. 
 
The Mavericks scored next, but with 19:22 remaining Eller potted her second goal of the game and would again trail by just one at 9-8. 
 
Unfortunately for the home team, CMU was able to turn it back on and scored five straight goals to lead 14-8. Lessick scored a player down goal with 5:13 remaining to stop the run, but a Tener goal with only 28 seconds left would be the last score for the Pack in the seven-goal loss. 
 
UP NEXT
 
The ThunderWolves host Westminster College Sunday beginning at 12:30 p.m. (was 12 p.m.) for Senior Day. The Pack will celebrate seven 2021 seniors prior to the game. 

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