March 6, 2023 — Discovering the shape in Division II

You wouldn’t have blamed the College of Indianapolis for beginning its 2023 season slowly.

The Greyhounds, your defending NCAA Division II girls’s lacrosse champions, graduated all-time nice Peyton Romig, arguably the best Division II feminine lacrosse athlete of all time. Too, head coach James Delaney was launched final August. Delaney was the architect of Indianapolis’ rise to prominence in Division II and as a beachhead for lacrosse in Indiana.

However final weekend, UIndy got here up with its fifth win of the season, beating the College of Tampa by a rating of 12-11. Indianapolis stamped its authority on the sport with eight first-half targets, together with the primary 4 of the match. Two had been scored by junior Joey Fowler.

Tampa stored digging away on the Indianapolis lead within the second time period, however couldn’t handle to drag forward within the ultimate 5 minutes.

“The gamers had this date circled and marked from Day 1, they usually had been ready mentally and bodily to play at present,” mentioned present UIndy head coach Elaine Jones. “Though we nonetheless have some areas to work on because the season strikes alongside, I’m actually happy with the trouble they gave in incomes this win at present.”

The Hounds have their biggest league rival this Saturday, taking part in at Grand Valley State. It’s GVSU which has given Indianapolis its closest video games during the last 5 years, and this one must be no totally different.