WISE, VA - Down 6-2 in the early going, an Abbey Walker goal early in the second quarter ignited a 9-0 Lenoir-Rhyne run that saw them take an 11-6 lead in the third. The Bears held on to that lead through the fourth, taking down UVA Wise 14-12 in Virginia.

Chloe Christensen, Kirra Olson, and Abbey Walker each notched hat tricks in the game.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 14, UVA Wise 12
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (3-5, 2-1 SAC), UVA Wise 4-6, 1-3 SAC)
Location: Wise, VA | Carl Smith Stadium

STATS OF THE GAME

• Down 2-0, Anneleise Meyer and Kirra Olson tied the game up at 2-2 in the first quarter.
• The Cavaliers went on a 4-0 run over the next eight minutes to take a 6-2 lead.
• Chloe Christensen scored back-to-back-to-back goals in the second quarter to help put the Bears up 9-6 at the break.
• Lenoir-Rhyne continued to push, outscoring UVA Wise 4-3 in the third quarter. 
• Ellie Campbell scored the final goal for the Bears in the fourth.
• Sally Friesen made 12 saves in goal for the Bears.
• Abbey Walker led the team with five total points.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• This snapped a three-game winning streak for the Cavaliers over the Bears.
• Chloe Christenson reached her 100th career point in the game.
• Kirra Olson leads the team with 20 goals.
• Cassell Richardson is tops with nine assists, also adding eight goals.
• With this win the Bears now sit in sixth in the SAC standings.

NEXT UP: Lenoir-Rhyne will play in their fifth consecutive road game on Saturday when they travel to Harrogate, Tennessee, to battle the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters. The game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.