Grand Rapids, MI - The women's lacrosse team returned to Grand Rapids for their first conference matchup of the 2023 season when they hosted the Indiana Tech Warriors. After going down by as many as four goals, the Saints were able to come back and upset the number nine ranked Warriors by a score of 14-12. AQ sits 4-1 this season, and now have a 1-0 conference record.
 
AQ would surprise the Warriors with the first goal of the game scoring a goal at 13:57 of the first quarter. The goal came from Cierra Davis after getting the pass from Kennadie Minerich. The Warriors would reply quickly after Da'Zah Regusters would take the ball from the draw control and race to an unassisted goal at 13:43. Four more Tech goals would come from 7:16-2:24 to put the Warriors up 5-1. Minerich would score with 54 seconds left to end the quarter behind 5-2.
 
The Warriors scored once again to start the quarter, before AQ would begin their incredible comeback. The first goal would come from Minerich at 11:38 for her second of the day. Only twelve seconds later after the draw control, Davis would race to the Warriors goal and cut the deficit to two. Minerich would then earn her hat trick with a goal at 8:27 to bring AQ within one. Niya Couch would tie the game at 3:52 thanks to an assist for Davis. Davis would then earn herself a hat trick on a free position goal to give the Saints the 7-6 lead at 1:10. The two teams would head to the half with Aquinas leading.
 
Regusters would race to the Saints goal again to start the third quarter and score at 14:46 to even up the contest. Sophia Schmader would score her first goal of the season at 12:44 after being assisted by Trinity Reynoso. Tech would once again respond quickly with a goal at 12:35 to even it up. The Saints would then pepper the net with three goals from 9:08-8:33. Reynoso, Minerich and Shaylin Rings would help put the Saints up by three goals. Tech would score on a man-up free position shot at 3:12 before McKenna Burke would flip the script and score on a man down opportunity to give AQ the 12-9 lead heading to the fourth.
 
Tech would cut the lead to one with two goals to begin the fourth, but goals from Alex Sullivan and Rings would give the Saints enough of a margin to secure the conference victory.
 
Azariah Wells would have an incredible day in net facing 31 shots and saving 19 of them. Minerich would lead the team with four goals, three assists, and thus seven points. She would have six ground balls as well as Carli Taylor.
 
AQ returns to the AQ Athletic Field on Wednesday, March 22, for a conference matchup against the Madonna Crusaders. Game time is set for 6:00 PM.