NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Lacrosse Team scored the first seven goals of the game and cruised to a 19-7 victory at Newberry on Saturday afternoon.
Rachel Elmore scored four times and
Alyssa Sack added a hat trick for LR who got four assists from
Cathleen Gaffney and
Anna Bissell.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 19, Newberry 7
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (6-4, 2-1 SAC), Newberry (2-8, 0-3 SAC)
Location: Setzler Field | Newberry, S.C.
STATS OF THE GAME:
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Rachel Elmore started the scoring onslaught with a goal 40 seconds in and the Bears never looked back. Elmore and Sack each scored twice in the first half and Gaffney assisted on three of LR's first six goals.
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Carley Camp scored the first two goals of her career, each coming in the second half.
Mallory Williams also netted her first career score along with
Georgia Kennedy.
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Gia Colombo finished with a team-high five ground balls. Colombo and
Cassie Lafler each recorded three caused turnovers for the Bears and Elmore had seven draw controls.
• For the game, LR held a 37-16 advantage in shots and 32 of those attempts were on goal. The Bears held a 25-14 lead in ground balls and forced Newberry into 22 turnovers.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• The Bears' 19 goals represents a season-high, topping their previous high of 18 against Tusculum last Saturday. The 37 shots and 25 ground balls also each represent season-highs for LR.
• Gaffney leads the South Atlantic Conference with 22 assists on the season. Her total is four more than anyone else in the league.
• Each of the Bears two goalies played 30 minutes with
Teanna Sieben recording the win with her three saves.
UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne will return home for the first time since March 2 when they host Wingate on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.
