Rockford’s Maureen Shelton (10) tries to escape Benedictine’s Marilyn Myrick in the first quarter of the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. Rockford won 32-0.
Rockford's Tiandra Landry (22) celebrates with Clare Strong (20) and Mercedes Morales (21) after scoring a touchdown against Benedictine in the second quarter of Illinois' first women’s college flag football game on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford coach Tim Trevier speaks to his players before Illinois' first women's college flag football game against Benedictine on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Rockford's Jennah Grice (23) tries to escape Benedictine's Marilyn Myrick on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford's Tiandra Landry (22) runs through Benedictine's Saniya Shotwell (3) and Jacqueline Garro (12) for a touchdown in the second quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Benedictine coach Caroline Schwartz and Rockford coach Tim Trevier greet each other before Illinois' first women’s college flag football game on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Rockford's Gina Neils (9) celebrates with teammates after making an interception in the second quarter against Benedictine on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Benedictine's Marilyn Myrick (2) tries to get past Rockford's Madison King in the first quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford's Daniela Torres-Mandujano (7) misses the flag of Benedictine's Marilyn Myrick in the first quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Benedictine players warm up before Illinois' first women's college flag football game against Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Benedictine coach Caroline Schwartz smiles as she listens to a speech before a flag football game against Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren speaks before Illinois' first women's college flag football game between Rockford and Benedictine on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Benedictine's Madison Stevens (9) stops Rockford's Clare Strong in the second quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford's Amari Camacho-Anderson cheers for her teammates from the sideline during a flag football game against Benedictine on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford's Maureen Shelton (10) tries to get past the Benedictine defense in the first quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Benedictine's Marilyn Myrick, right, grabs the flag of Rockford's Jennah Grice in the second quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford's Clare Strong (20) tries to get past the Benedictine defense in the first quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Benedictine coach Caroline Schwartz speaks to her players before a game against Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Benedictine's Emily Castillo (11) smiles on the bench before a game against Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford's Gina Neils (9) and Clare Strong celebrate after Neils made an interception in the second quarter against Benedictine on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Spectators watch the second quarter of Illinois' first women's college flag football game between Rockford and Benedictine on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Rockford's Daniela Torres-Mandujano (7) tries to stop Benedictine's Marilyn Myrick in the fourth quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Benedictine and Rockford players pose for a photo after Illinois' first women's college flag football game on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford's Maureen Shelton, right, gets a hug from her brother Aiden Shelton, 9, after her team defeated Benedictine on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Rockford's Arrie Jones, left, hugs Benedictine's Saniya Shotwell (3) after Illinois' first women's college flag football game on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford's Emily Del Rosario (3) escapes Benedictine's Marilyn Myrick in the third quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford's Kayla Ladines (8) pulls the flag of Benedictine's Marilyn Myrick in the fourth quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Rockford's Kayla Ladines falls to the turf after pulling the flag of Benedictine's Marilyn Myrick in the fourth quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Rockford players celebrate after beating Benedictine in Illinois' first women's college flag football game on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Benedictine's Saniya Shotwell (3) tries to outrun Rockford's Daniela Torres-Mandujano in the fourth quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Rockford's Madison King (4) tries to stop Benedictine's Marilyn Myrick in the fourth quarter on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
