It's on to the MWLC playoffs for the Hamline lacrosse team. The Pipers finished off a second straight undefeated conference campaign with an impressive 18-6 win over Concordia (WI) on the latter's field Sunday.
There was a plethora of heroes as HU finished the regular season 16-1 overall, 13-0 in Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference play.
Sydney Dynneson and
Maya Hernandez scored four goals each to lead the win against CU but there were other notable stats to be gleaned in this one.
Lexus Tatge had two goals and an assist to become the first Piper ever to pass the 200 mark for career points.
Dani Perry had a goal and an assist to become the sixth HU player to garner 100 career points. Dynneson got in on this side of the stat party as well. She now has 98 career goals after the Sunday outburst.
Dynneson had two of the five goals HU scored to start the game. The Falcons scored a pair only to see Perry and Hernandez come back for Hamline to regain that hefty edge. The teams exchanged one more tally each to give Hamline an 8-3 halftime advantage.
The floodgates opened early in the second session as Hernandez and Dynneson scofred 27 seconds apart in the first 72 seconds of the half and the die was cast for the afternoon.
Molly Dionne went the distance in goal, making seven saves to earn the win.
All that now becomes moot as HU turns its eyes towards the league playoffs May 3-4 at Klas Field.
The Pipers will face Augsburg (10-7, 10-3 MWLC) at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 3. The Pipers won the regular season meeting with their Minneapolis rival by a 12-5 margin. That was on March 28. Augsburg won their final three MWLC games (including a 13-11 win at Concordia on Saturday) to earn their playoff spot.
Illinois Tech and Aurora, who tied for second place in the league standings, will play the second game on May 3.. The winners face off for the automatic berth in the NCAA D-III field on Saturday, May 4 at Klas at 6:00 p.m.