Box Score QUICK STORY: The No. 1 SCAD women's lacrosse team won its second-straight NAIA National Invitational Title on Saturday, defeating the No. 3 Warriors of Indiana Tech 18-11.
RECORDS: The Bees finish the season with an undefeated 15-0 record while the Warriors end the season with an 18-4 record.
DID YOU KNOW? This is SCAD's second-straight NAIA National Invitational Championship win and fifth national title in program history.
The Bees are on a 25-game winning streak.
TOURNAMENT MVP: For the second-straight NAIA National Invitational,
Sydney Knego was named the Tournament MVP.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: The Bees totaled the most individuals on the 2018 All-Tournament Team – Knego, Jo Mitchell,
Taylor Vaccaro,
Shannon Flaherty and
Olivia Stahl.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Indiana Tech struck first blood as Bailey Childs dished the ball to McKenna Mesclier for the team's first goal, but SCAD answered with three goals of their own to take the lead.
The Bees extended their lead with a 7-2 run that they would take to the locker room at the half.
The Warriors again picked up the first shot of the period, but this time SCAD answered with six goals before Sam Vikstrom scored her second goal of the day.
In a final effort, Indiana Tech went on a 4-0 run in the final 10 minutes of the second half, but the Warriors comeback was cut short.
BOX SCORE: Knego led the way for the Bees with four goals and four assists for a game-high eight points. The Sophomore also added four draw controls.
Drew Dowgiallo totaled three goals and two assists for five points while Flaherty and Vaccaro added three goals. Flaherty and
Tori Alexander tallied a game-high five caused turnovers, each while Flaherty also picked up four ground balls and four draw controls.
Casey Summerson and Mitchell totaled two goals and two assists for four points apiece with Summerson adding four draw controls.
Katie Rowell scored one goal and assisted on another while Emma Deveraux added three caused turnovers.