Hickory, N.C. – The No. 17 Mercyhurst Women's Lacrosse Team (1-1) held off a furious Lenoir-Rhyne rally to prevail over the Bears by a 15-13 score Thursday afternoon at Moretz Stadium.  LR is 1-4 on the season.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 17 Mercyhurst 15, Lenoir-Rhyne 13 
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (1-4), Mercyhurst (1-1)
Location: Moretz Stadium | Hickory, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
•    The Lakers' Angelina Simon (Snyder, N.Y.) scored four goals while Taylor Izzo (Buffalo, N.Y.) added a goal and six assists as Mercyhurst raced to a 13-7 lead at the 16:28 mark of the second half and held off Lenoir-Rhyne to take the win.
•    The Bears were paced by junior midfielder Rachel Elmore (White Plains, Md.), who scored a game-high six goals in the setback.  Sophomore midfielder Kaley Harris (Havre de Grace, Md.) and junior attacker Gabby Sousa (Delran, N.J.) also scored twice for Lenoir-Rhyne but the deficit was too great to overcome.
•    Abby Miller (Cranberry Township, Pa.) stopped five shots for the victory in goal for Mercyhurst, who held a 33-22 advantage in shots taken.  Lenoir-Rhyne senior goalkeeper Ines Flueck (Coppell, Texas) suffered the loss despite making 10 saves.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•    Lenoir-Rhyne has played its first five games at home and will now play away from Moretz Stadium for the first time this year.
•    Sousa and Elmore rank first and second on the team in goals scored with 13 and 12, respectively.

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne opens South Atlantic Conference play on Saturday afternoon beginning at 1:00 p.m., against Wingate in Wingate, N.C.  Mercyhurst takes on No. 10 Limestone on Saturday at Noon in Gaffney, S.C.