NEWBERRY, SC - The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Lacrosse team saw their near-record winning streak come to an end on Saturday as they fell 14-12 to a strong Newberry side. The Bears outscored the Wolves 8-5 in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th quarters combined, but a nine-spot from Newberry in the second quarter was enought to give the home side the victory.
Leading the way in this one was
Kirra Olson, who picked up her second five-goal game of the season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 12, Newberry 14
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (7-6, 6-2 SAC), Newberry (9-4, 6-4 SAC)
Location: Newberry, SC | Setzler Field
STORY OF THE GAME:
- Thanks to two goals from Kirra Olson and a score from Ellie Campbell the Bears went up 3-1 after the opening 15 minutes of play.
- Newberry scored eight of the first 10 goals of the second quarter and used that momentum to give themselves a 10-7 halftime lead.
- Thanks to two Olson goals the Bears outscored the Wolves 3-1 in the third to cut the lead to just 11-10 heading into the fourth.
- Back-to-back goals from Alexa Burghardt and Anneleise Meyer tied the game at 12-12 with nine minutes left in the game.
- Newberry scored two goals in the final six minutes to get the win.
STATS OF THE GAME:
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- Lenoir-Rhyne holds an 11-4 lead in the all-time series but have dropped the last four.
- The Bears are now tied for fourth in the conference with a 6-2 mark in SAC play.
- Sally Friesen sits second in the conference with a 48.4% save percentage.
NEXT UP: Lenoir-Rhyne hits to the road next Wednesday when they travel to Anderson, South Carolina, for a big battle with the Trojans. Anderson took down Catawba 18-4 earlier today. That game is scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m.
