Actually, that’s not the reason she an attacker — it’s more for her offensive prowess — but the Wildcats junior is certainly taking on a whole bunch of NMU lacrosse records this spring.

Lakosky’s latest effort was tying the program mark for goals and points in a game while also quite closely approaching a season record, too, after Northern whupped up on Davenport 21-4 in the Superior Dome on Friday.

The NMU captain tied the team record of nine goals and also 13 points in the victory, which lifted the Wildcats to 10-3 overall and 4-1 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference records.

Northern was one game behind league leader Grand Valley State (5-0 GLIAC) headed into the two teams’ clash on Sunday afternoon, also in the dome.

Northern Michigan University’s Josie Lakosky, right, makes a move to get around Davenport’s Jenna Jenkins to get a shot on goal during their GLIAC lacrosse game played at the Superior Dome in Marquette on Friday. (Photo courtesy Cara Kamps)

Lakosky already had the record for points in a game that she set just over a year ago, March 15, 2025, in a match against Lewis University. And she tied a single-game goal mark originally set by Shelby Klotz way back in the program’s first varsity season in March 2017 against Notre Dame (Ohio) and matched by Emily Renfrew in March 2021 against Findlay.

Lakosky’s four assists on Friday didn’t set a record, but then again, she already owns that record of six in a game she set in the same 2025 Lewis match she established the points record.

All this production — she’s also had four eight-goal games this season — moves her to 71 goals, one away from Minnie Bittell’s single-season record of 72 set in 2024. Lakosky has another four regular-season games, plus whatever comes in the postseason, to exceed that.

Lakosky came close last year, scoring 69 goals to move into second place in the season record book, which will now be bumped to third.

She’s also has the career goals mark in her sight, as the 114 she had entering this season plus the 71 now adds up to 185, just 34 short of Bittell’s record 219 she set from 2020-24. And Lakosky is still only a junior.

Friday’s team scoring total established records, too, with the 21 goals and 17-goal differential the most against Davenport in NMU’s 10-year history. This comes against a Panthers team that is right after the Wildcats in the GLIAC standings, third place, at 3-3 with an 8-6 overall record.

Northern also scored its second-most goals this season, only exceeded by 23 against Saginaw Valley State at home on March 20. NMU also scored 20 goals in each of its first two games against Calvin on Feb. 13 and Northwood on Feb. 15.

The Wildcats actually spotted Davenport the game’s first goal not quite five minutes in, but NMU’s Avery Lorinser erased its deficit less than 60 seconds later, while teammate Hannah Jabas needed another 81 seconds to put the Northern ahead for good on a goal assisted by Lakosky.

The Wildcats went on to score six goals in a row to quickly start putting the game out of reach, building an 11-2 lead at halftime before Lakosky scored five of her goals in the second half to make it a full-out runaway.

Lorinser finished with four goals and two assists for six points, taking eight shots with five of them on goal. By the way, Lakosky took 14 shots, with 13 on target, to get her nine goals.

Jabas had two goals and an assist for three points, taking just two total shots, of course both being on goal, while six teammates each had a single goal — Emily Radke, Vanessa Carrico, Riley Wicklund, Hannah Grimm, Annabelle Johnson and Abby Sisson.

Both teams split goaltending duties between two netminders, each starter going just over three full quarters. NMU starter Lauren Esposito made five saves while allowing three goals, while Hannah Clark didn’t have a save over 11:15.

DU’s Isabelle Bonillo had six saves while allowing 18 goals as replacement Erica Strauss had two saves and three goals let in.

Northern held a huge 36-13 advantage in total shots and 23-8 in shots on goal, also having more draw controls, 16-11, ground balls, 17-12, and few turnovers, 20-14.

Lakosky and NMU’s Taylor Roberts each had six draw controls while Jabas had two, Lakosky had four caused turnovers and teammate Chrissy Sabby three in limited time late in the game. Lakosky and Esposito each had three ground balls for Northern as Grimm, Sabby and teammate Natalie Thomas each had two.

Wildcats head coach Lindsey (LeMay) Majkrzak was impressed with her defense, which caused 12 turnovers, accumulating at least that many in four of their last five matches, according to a game report from NMU Sports Information.

Northern also went 17 of 18 on clear attempts and has now only dropped one clear in five of its past seven contests.

“(Recently) we have really challenged our defense to step up and try to cause turnovers instead of just being in the proper body position, and they’ve done that really well,” Majkrzak said in the NMU SI report. “Their intensity level is great, and I am really proud of them, especially their poise in the clear when bodies are flying at them.”

After Sunday’s game, the Wildcats go on the road to finish the regular season. They go to SVSU at 10 a.m. Sunday, then play a makeup match at nonconference Indianapolis at noon EDT on Tuesday, April 21, before wrapping things up with a game at Concordia-St. Paul at 1 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 25.

While SVSU and C-SP are the bottom two teams in the GLIAC, Indianapolis is 8-1 and ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division II.

Story contents based on a Northern Michigan University Sports Information press release reviewing the game. Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee’s email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.