Junior defender Lauren Bendo was instrumental to Catholic's success, leading the Cardinals to a pair of victories, including their first victory over a ranked foe since 2019. Bendo was all over the field on Monday afternoon as Catholic held on to knock off #22 Chicago by a final score of 11-10. Bendo corralled five ground balls, caused two turnovers, and came away with two draw controls while working to slow down the Chicago offensive attack. She followed with another tremendous performance in a league game on Thursday, scoring her second career goal while adding five ground balls and four draw controls to the tally in a 15-10 victory over Drew.