Written by Athletic Communications Student Assistant Tyler Tolin '28
ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University women's lacrosse team lost to the Mount Union Purple Raiders in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championship game by a final score of 10-11 inside Kehres Stadium.
The Jackets were down in the first period but fought back with four goals in the second period. The second half was back and forth, but the Jackets lost on a free position goal with three seconds remaining in the game. The Jackets end their season as the OAC runner-up with a 12-4 record on the season.
2026 OAC All-Tournament Team Honorees
- First Team All-OAC junior attacker Clare Alic (Carmel, Ind./Guerin Catholic)
- Freshman goalkeeper Aubrey Berner (Columbus/Dublin Coffman)
- Junior All-OAC attacker Annette Doren (Lakewood)
BW Leaders (12-4, 5-1 OAC)
- Alic led the Jackets with three goals, one assist, and four draw controls
- Doren added three goals and four draw controls as well for BW
Mount Union Leaders (11-5, 2-3 OAC)
- Mount Union was led by Emma Kielbasa who had three goals, including the game winner
- Haylee Handrahan added three goals as well for the Purple Raiders
First Quarter (Mount Union, 4-3)
- 13:16 – Mae Pawlikowski goal, assisted by Mackenzie Brown
- 12:02 – Brown goal, assisted by Haylee Handrahan
- 9:56 – Ella Nejad man-up goal, assisted by Emma Labbe
- 8:07 – Alic goal, unassisted
- 7:29 – Emma Kielbasa goal, assisted by Lizzie Dorley
- 5:48 – Sophomore midfielder Ella Szalay (Struthers/Cardinal Mooney) goal, assisted by junior Academic All-OAC attacker Emma Northrup (Hudson)
- 1:25 – Northrup goal, assisted by Alic
Second Quarter (BW, 7-5)
- 12:50 – Handrahan goal, unassisted
- 12:21 – Alic goal, unassisted
- 9:49 – Junior attacker Madie Tomei (Hudson/Walsh Jesuit) goal, unassisted
- 5:13 – Alic free-position goal
- 1:06 – Doren goal, assisted by senior All-OAC attack Carley House (Hilliard/Darby)
Third Quarter (TIED, 7-7)
- 10:58 – Brown goal, unassisted
- 7:13 – Labbe goal, unassisted
Fourth Quarter (Mount Union, 11-10)
- 14:11 – Doren goal, unassisted
- 10:44 – Freshman attacker Hayley Huston (Strongsville) goal, assisted by Northrup
- 9:25 – Handrahan goal, unassisted
- 6:26 – Kielbasa goal, assisted by Brown
- 4:18 – Dorley goal, unassisted
- 1:47 – Doren goal, unassisted
- 0:03 – Kielbasa free-position man-up goal
The Yellow Jackets ended their 2026 season at 12-4 overall and as runners-up in the OAC.
