HICKORY, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Lacrosse Team has a rule early in the season, score 16 and get a win! Each victory for the Bears has come with a goal number of 16. This trend continues as they took care of business at home, defeating UVA Wise on Saturday afternoon, 16-11.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 16, UVA Wise 11
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (3-2), UVA Wise (1-2)
Location: Moretz Stadium | Hickory, N.C.

STATS OF THE GAME:
• The Bears took advantage of home field, dominating draw controls (22-7), ground balls (20-19), and shots on goal (30-28).
• Lenoir-Rhyne had 10 different players put in goals in the game, led by Kaley Harris and Gabby Sousa who each had a hat trick while Rachel Elmore and Alyssa Sack each had two. 16 different Bears recorded at least one ground ball while nobody had more than two.
• Elmore was nearly unstoppable on draw controls, winning eight of those, which is more than the road team had combined.
• UVA Wise had a duo of hat trick scorers in the form of Jesse French and Caroline Earnshaw. McKayla Grasham led the Cavaliers with four ground balls.
• Cristi Rowland was dynamite in goal for the Bears, getting the win and 10 saves in the process of giving up just seven goals in a little over 39 minutes played.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• 10 saves is Rowland's career high in goal.
• This is the second-straight win for the Bears. 16 goals seem to be a key for Lenoir-Rhyne as that is their winning-score each time they have taken a victory this season.
• Cathleen Gaffney continues to be the player to watch for the Bears, as she has eight goals but 12 assists on the season, good enough for 20 points to lead the Bears. Elmore continues to lead Lenoir-Rhyne with 15 goals scored this season.
 
UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne will hit the road as they take on Young Harris College on Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m.