MILWAUKEE (3/16/2025) -- Eight different Titans found the back of the net, but it was not enough as the University of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse team could not contain Marquette on Sunday, falling 24-10.

Senior Maddy Camm and junior Libby Cuckler each led the way with two goals and an assist, with Cuckler adding a caused turnover and ground ball and Camm two draw controls and two ground balls as she reached the 100 GB mark in her career.

Senior Leah Bodnar had a goal, an assist, two caused turnovers and three ground balls, and freshman Sophia Schwab had a goal, two assists, and a GB.

Senior Meredith Leavell made 10 saves and senior Katie Bilello ended with two takeaways and a game-high five ground balls. 

Detroit Mercy (3-5) opened the game with a goal as freshman Jaeda Jensen found Cuckler at the 12:42 mark. UDM tied the game at 2-2 with 4:34 on the clock in the first as Camm fed junior Alyssa Jarvis and she beat the keeper and the game was knotted at 3-3 as Schwab beat her defender and fired one in with 2:06 left.

Marquette (5-3) responded with three in a row when, off a save by Leavell, the Titans pushed the action and Schwab set up Cuckler, who took some contact from the defense and got one in the net with 12:03 left in the second. Camm scored her first off the free position with 5:11 remaining and Jensen added a goal off a great feed from Cuckler with less than a minute to go as the Golden Eagles took a 14-6 lead into the break.

The Titans opened the third period with a goal off the crosse of freshman Tunie Mullen and Bodnar ripped one to the back of the net midway through the third to make it a 15-8 contest, while sophomore Erin Balbontin netted a goal off the free position later in the period.

UDM ended its offense with a goal from Camm off a pass from Schwab with 1:29 left in the contest.

Senior Sophie Davis, junior Angelina Hook and freshman Madison Klamo all ended with a caused turnover and ground ball, while Jarvis pulled down a team-high three draws and now has 107 in her career. 

The Titans won the battle of ground balls, 16-15, and were 15-of-18 on clears and 2-for-2 on their free position shots. 

Detroit Mercy will now get ready for MAC play the rest of the way, starting with a trip to Kent State next Sunday. 

Game Notes:

• Marquette leads the all-time series, 10-0
• The Titans are 5-15 all-time against current members of the BIG EAST
• Camm has grabbed a ground ball in 33 of her last 36 games and has also scored a point in 29 of her last 36, with a goal in 23 contests
• Camm now has 73 caused turnovers - fifth in school history - 114 draw controls - ninth in the record book - 101 ground balls with 47 goals and 39 assists in her career
• Leavell continues has recorded double-digit saves in 26 of her 51 career games 
• Leavell now has 477 saves,  third in school history and fifth among active players
• Jarvis has 13 goals in her last six games
• Jarvis now has 107 draws in her career, 11th in school history and one away from the top 10
• Bodnar now has 71 goals, 22 assists, 93 points, 56 ground balls, 51 draw controls, and 29 caused turnovers in her career
• Bilello had 10 caused turnovers and 19 ground balls last season, but has already eclipsed that with a career-tying 11 takeaways and career-best 21 ground balls
• Cuckler now has 11 goals and five assists in her last five games
• Davis now has 15 caused turnovers and 15 ground balls in her career
• Hook has picked up at least one ground ball in every game this season, and has a caused turnover in five of the eight contests
• Schwab now has four multi-point games on the season

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