Going into tonight's matchup, the Blue Streaks knew they weren't going to have it easy. The last time John Carroll and Denison competed against each other ended in a 14-8 decision in favor of the Big Red.

Plus, Denison was on a roll, winners of nine in a row.

The Big Red made it ten with a 20-9 victory over the Blue Streaks.

John Carroll scored first, showing that they were ready to put up a fight. Denison responded quickly with three in just a minute and a half. Freshman Alex Heishman tallied her second goal to keep the Blue Streaks in the game, but once again the Big Red responded with a swift three goals hitting the back of the net over the next nine minutes, giving them a hefty 6-2 lead with 13 minutes left in the first half.

JCU would at one juncture pull to within 6-4, but Denison would close the half on a 7-2 run. Tallies by Colleen Grombala, Alexis Guage, and Sydney Lang along with Heishman securing a hat trick would leave John Carroll trailing Denison 11-6 at half. Both teams tallied nine draw controls and John Carroll had 11 ground balls compared to Denison's 13.

In the second half, John Carroll was outscored 9-3. Grombala and Guage both tallied a second goal and Jill Jarem netted her first of the night.

Elyssa Zablo secured 14 saves and the Blue Streaks defense showed strong effort throughout the entire match.

As a team, JCU secured 11 draw controls, 21 ground balls, and ten caused turnovers.

John Carroll is now 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the OAC.

Next, the Blue Streaks will head to Marietta, Ohio for an OAC matchup on Friday, April 19th, 2019 at 3:00 pm against Marietta College.