HICKORY, NC - The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Lacrosse team is on an absolute tear. Following tonight's 19-4 win over Mars Hill the Bears have now won six straight games, outscoring their opponents 111-44 during that span.

Leading the way today was freshman Jessica Mikesell, who scored a career-high five goals. Also picking up hat tricks was Alexa Burghardt, Ellie Campbell, and Kirra Olson. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 19, Mars Hill 4
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (7-5, 6-1 SAC), Mars Hill (2-9, 1-6 SAC)
Location: Hickory, NC | Moretz Stadium

STORY OF THE GAME:

• Alexa Burghardt scored just 20 seconds into the game off the assist from Kirra Olson.
• Lenoir-Rhyne led 5-0 after the first quarter, helped by two Olson goals.
• Both teams scored four goals in the second quarter and LR led 9-4 going into the break.
• The Bears' defense held strong in the second half, keeping the Lions out of the net.
• Burghardt scored back-to-back goals to open the second half.
• Jessica Mikesell took over late, scoring four of Lenoir-Rhyne's final seven goals.

STATS OF THE GAME:

• Kirra Olson led the team with six points, coming off three goals and three assists.
• Ellie Campbell picked up eight draw controls while both Marissa Evans and Abbey Walker forced three turnovers.
• The Bears out-shot the Lions 39-8 and held a 22-6 edge in shots-on-goal.
• Lenoir-Rhyne took advantage of their free position shots, going 4-for-4 on the day.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Lenoir-Rhyne is now 7-0 all-time against the Lions.
• The Bears need just one more win to match their all-time best winning streak of seven, set back in 2012.
• Limestone, Lenoir-Rhyne, and Anderson all have just one loss in SAC play and sit in second behind Wingate.

NEXT UP: Lenoir-Rhyne has a big matchup on Saturday as they travel to Newberry to battle the Wolves. Newberry is just one spot behind LR in the SAC standings and took down Coker 23-6 earlier tonight. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.