Marshall’s Six Goals Powers No. 15 Clemson Over Louisville, 14-2

CLEMSON, S.C. – Powered by 10 goals between Lindsey Marshall and Brooke Goldstein, the No. 15 Clemson Tigers (7-4, 3-2 ACC) topped the Louisville Cardinals (5-6, 1-4 ACC), 14-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Clemson Lacrosse Complex.   

 KEY PERFORMANCES 

• Marshall: six goals, one assist, three ground balls, one caused turnover 
• Goldstein: four goals 
• Maggie Jordan: three ground balls, four caused turnovers, two draw controls 
• Paris Masaracchia: four ground balls, one draw control 
• Emily Lamparter: 81.8% save percentage, nine saves 
• Bryce Pfundstein: three ground balls, three caused turnovers

NOTABLES 

• Today’s game marked Allison Kwolek’s 200th career game as a Head Coach, as well as Clemson’s 30th win in program history. 
• Marshall achieved her 150th career goal and recorded a new season-high for goals and tied her career-high. 
• Goldstein recorded her first career hat trick. 
• Three Tigers saw at least three caused turnovers while nine Tigers picked up multiple ground balls. 
• Clemson held Louisville to its lowest goal total of the season and is the lowest amount of goals allowed by the Tigers since March of 2023 against Radford, 23-2. 

 HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Lexi Edmonds started the Tigers off, netting her 22nd second goal of the season off of a pass from Marshall. 
• Marshall quickly responded by tallying a goal of her own, her 150th career goal, 2-0. 
• Late in the first quarter, Marshall scored her second of the day with an assist from Babcock, 3-1. 
• In the second quarter, Natalie Shurtleff netted two free-position shots, the 20th and 21st goals of the season, 5-1. 
• Marshall recorded two back-to-back goals, the first while being a man-up, achieving a hat-trick for the day. 
• The Tigers led 7-1 heading into the second half. In the third quarter, Babcock found Goldstein to tally her fifth career goal, 8-1. 
• After Louisville netted their second of the day, Goldstein further increased the Tiger’s lead, 9-2. 
• Marshall found the back of the net for the fifth time to tie her season-high in goals. 
• Early into the fourth quarter, Goldstein recorded her third goal of the day and her first career hat trick. 
• Once again, Goldstein scored, her eighth career goal, 12-2. 
• Marshall netted her sixth of the game, 30th of the season, 13-2. 
• Demma Hall recorded her first of the day, sixth of the season, off of a free-position shot to make the final score 14-2. 

 UP NEXT  

The Clemson Tigers (7-4, 3-2 ACC) will face the UAlbany Great Danes (3-6, 1-0 America East) on Wednesday, March 26 at the Clemson Lacrosse Complex at 6 p.m.