Marian University women’s lacrosse (1-0, 0-0 NACC) held off a late Blue Jay rally to open their 2026 season with a 6-5 win. 
 

• Sophomore Chloe Yanez scored the Sabres’ first goal of the season early in the first quarter.
• Building on that momentum, freshman Elizabeth Van Ryzin scored off an assist from junior Cielo Martinez.
• Freshman Talia Bellotti scored a woman-down goal, part of a two-goal quarter that gave the Sabres a 4-0 lead.
• The Blue Jays responded right before halftime with a goal and again at the start of the third, trimming the lead to two.
• A busy third quarter from Yanez, who recorded a goal and an assist, pushed the Marian advantage to 6-2 heading into the fourth.
• Three unanswered goals from Elmhurst cut the Sabres’ lead to one with 7:13 remaining.
• Marian held firm, limiting the Blue Jays to zero shot attempts in the final seven minutes.
• Belotti’s ground ball with 14 seconds left all but sealed the win for Marian.

• Marian held a 20-18 advantage for shots on the game and an 8-6 margin in draw controls.
• The Sabres also held a 31-21 lead in ground balls, including 14 in the first quarter.
• After an 8-of-10 start, the Sabres held the Blue Jays to 6-of-13 (.462) on clears in the second half.
• Marian forced six Elmhurst turnovers while committing just two of their own.
• The Sabres now have a 4-1 all-time record over the Blue Jays, having won four straight match-ups.

	Freshman Talia Bellotti led the Sabres with two goals and six ground balls.
	Sophomore Chloe Yanez contributed two goals, one assist, and two ground balls.
	Sophomore Emma Johnson (1-0) had nine saves on 14 shots on goal.