MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (3/28/2026) -- Senior Alyssa Jarvis had five points, and the Titans had an early lead, but could not hold on as the University of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse team was upended, 14-7, at Central Michigan on Saturday.

Jarvis scored two goals, a career-tying three assists, along with a game-high seven draw controls, three ground balls, and a caused turnover. Senior Libby Cuckler added two goals, an assist, and pulled down three DC's, and redshirt freshman Avary Sacdalan scored twice. 

Redshirt freshman Emily Coyne made seven saves in net. Senior Angelina Hook posted a career-tying high three caused turnovers and three GB's, while senior Vanessa Evans had a career-best two takeaways. 

UDM (0-8, 0-3 MAC) got on the board first as Cuckler netted a free-position marker just two minutes into the contest. After a CMU (2-9, 1-2 MAC) goal, a caused turnover by Evans helped set up the offense and the Titans took advantage of a foul, with Cuckler burying her second free-position marker of the contest. 

The Titans then took a 3-1 lead as freshman Chloe Sheader grabbed the draw control and Jarvis located Sacdalan for the score with 7:12 left in the first. 

The Chippewas came back to tie it at 3-3, but off a save from Coyne, Sacdalan beat the keeper again for a 4-3 advantage with 6:08 remaining in the second. It was then tied at 5-5 at the break as Cuckler found Jarvis, and she fired one to the back of the net with just 30 ticks left on the clock.

CMU started the third with five-straight goals before Jarvis won the draw and fed freshman Morgan Stamatakis for her second marker of the year. 

The home team netted a few more before Jarvis tickled the twine with 5:24 left in the game. 

Redshirt freshman Lucy Annese had a caused turnover, draw control, and ground ball, while redshirt freshman Ava Bandi had a takeaway and a GB. 

Detroit Mercy will return home to host Youngstown State next Saturday, with the first draw set for Noon.

Game Notes:

• The Titans won the first four meetings, but Central Michigan leads the all-time series, 8-6, including 5-3 in Mount Pleasant
• Last season, the red, white and blue defeated the Chippewas, 9-7, to earn the final spot in the MAC playoffs.
• Cuckler is now tied for ninth in school history with 34 career assists
• Cuckler now has 86 career points, including 52 goals
• Jarvis now has 173 career draw controls, second in school history
• Jarvis now has four career games with at least five points
• Jarvis now has 92 points on 74 goals and 18 assists in her career
• Coyne's season-high in saves is nine at Lindenwood, while she has had seven in each of the last two games
• Hook also had three caused turnovers and three ground balls against Central Michigan last year
• Hook now has 21 caused turnovers and 41 ground balls in her career
• Bandi now has at least one takeaway in six of UDM's eight games
• Stamatakis scored her other goal of the season at Xavier
• Sacdalan had not scored since her first collegiate goal in the season opener against Butler

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