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Sieben
15
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 7-8, 6-2 SAC
14
Anderson AU 8-7, 3-5 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
7-8, 6-2 SAC
15
Final
14
Anderson AU
8-7, 3-5 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 5 5 2 3 15
Anderson AU 3 4 4 3 14

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Sieben Breaks Save Record in 15-14 Win at Anderson

ANDERSON, S.C.  -- In the first all-time meeting between Lenoir-Rhyne and Anderson in women's lacrosse, Teanna Sieben broke the career record for saves in a narrow 15-14 win on Wednesday afternoon. Sieben moves past Ines Flueck with her 611 saves for her career. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  Lenoir-Rhyne 15, Anderson 14
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (7-8, 6-2 SAC), Anderson (8-7, 3-5 SAC)
Location: Anderson, S.C. | Spero Financial Field

STATS OF THE GAME
  • The Bears got a four-goal effort from Chloe Christensen who added five draw controls. 
  • Alexa Burghardt added three goals for the Bears and Kaitlyn Cavanaugh had two goals to go with her five assists. 
  • Ellie Campbell, Kirra Olson and Jolan Morey all added two goals each.
  • Sieben entered the game needing just six saves to break Flueck's all-time record and now has cemented herself at the top of the saves list with 611. Flueck notched 606 in her career.
  • Isabelle Dunnam had four ground balls and two caused turnovers for LR and Cavanaugh added three ground balls and three draw controls. 
  • LR led 7-3 after Christensen's third goal of the first half at the 12:08 mark of the second quarter.
  • Anderson cut it to 8-6 but Christensen and Olson went back-to-back to make it 10-6. 
  • To open the second half, LR scored a pair to make it 12-7. However, the Trojans would storm back with a 4-0 run to make it a one-goal game.
  • The teams would trade the next six goals as the lead never got to more than two but Anderson could never draw even. Gwen Ontiveros scored for AU with 1:13 to play to make it 15-14 but Sieben's save in the final seconds sealed the win for LR.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • The Bears have now won back-to-back games heading into a crucial matchup with Limestone.
  • LR is in sole possesion of fourth place in the league standings with a 6-2 mark and play Newberry and Limestone to close out the regular season who are tied for second in the SAC.
  • Anderson added women's lacrosse and is enjoying a successful first season with eight victories.
  • LR improves to 41-28 all-time in the month of April. 
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will return to action on Saturday when they host Limestone in their home finale at 4 p.m.
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