Highlanders Drop Thriller to Monmouth

Sunday, March 22

Radford, Va.

12:00 PM

Radford University

1-8

Monmouth

7-4

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
MONMOUTH	6	2	7	1	16
RADFORD	4	5	2	4	15

Photo by: Rob Simmons

3/22/2026 3:04:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford Highlanders women's lacrosse team showed tremendous fight, rallying from down a handful several times to nearly pick up their second win of the season. A late goal by Monmouth, however, gave the Hawks a 16-15 win on Sunday afternoon at the SORC.

KEY STATS

Mady Cheney did all she could for the Highlanders, scoring five goals on eight shot attempts. The senior from Texas also led Radford with five draw controls.
Evie Gee also contributed a hat trick, scoring three times on five total shots and two free position attempts.
Monmouth ended with 26 turnovers, with a dozen being caused by the Highlanders.
Radford outscored Monmouth 5-2 in the second quarter and 4-1 in the fourth.
The Highlanders tallied more shots and shots on goal than their opponent.

PLAY BY PLAY
Radford found themselves in an early 4-1 hole, as neither team could slow down each other's offense. It only took a couple minutes for the Highlanders to get back within one, as Hannah Hanger scored on a free position attempt, and Cheney followed to make it 4-3 with 8:17 left in the first – and neither goalkeeper had recorded a save yet. Monmouth managed to get back ahead by two by the end of the first period, but judging from the start, it would be anyone's game.

Cheney had a hat trick at the 10:20 mark in the second quarter to get within one. Cassidy Deierlein then tied it and gave Radford their first lead with 5:02 left before halftime. Maddy Driscoll added Radford's eighth goal with 3:29 left before half. Monmouth evened things at 8-8 with less than a minute left before the break, but Cheney won the draw control and a green card by Monmouth led to Molly O'Brien scoring a go-ahead goal with 17 seconds left in the half. Though it was just a one goal lead, the momentum favored the Highlanders.

Monmouth punched first to start the second half, scoring five goals on all high-percentage shots before Radford could respond. Gee stopped the Hawks from running away with it, scoring with 7:47 left in the third. The Hawks got two more scores to get a large 15-10 lead before Gee scored on a free position shot to make it a four-goal deficit for the Highlanders after three.

Cheney set the tone for the fourth period to start, scoring right away. Radford forced a turnover, and O'Brien added another beautiful goal on a great pass from Aleese Warner to get the Highlanders within two with 11:34 left. The defense forced another turnover near the crease, and Maggie Wisniewski scored to make it a one-goal game with 9:28 left. Just over a minute later, Cheney drew a foul and scored on a free position shot to make it 15-15. Monmouth had several chances to go ahead, but Ava LaManna made a clutch save on a free position attempt with just over four minutes left. The Hawks eventually scored to go ahead 16-15 with 3:32 left. Radford had a couple shots on goal late that were saved. Cheney made a desperate shot from distance with under 30 seconds remaining that sailed above the goal, with the Highlanders rally coming up one goal short in an exciting finish.

UP NEXT
The Highlanders begin Big South play next weekend, taking a trip to South Carolina to face Furman. First draw is set for 2:00 p.m. from the home of the Paladins on Saturday, March 28.

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