SALISBURY, N.C. - Lenoir-Rhyne women's lacrosse improved to 3-0 in the South Atlantic Conference with a convincing 10-3 win at Catawba on Wednesday night.

This marks the second time this season Lenoir-Rhyne has held a team to three goals or less (Emory & Henry, 2).

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 10, Catawba 3
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (3-5, 3-0 SAC), Catawba (3-5, 0-2 SAC)
Location: Salisbury, N.C. | Shuford Stadium

STORY OF THE GAME:

• Kirra Olson scored a hat trick in the first quarter to put the Bears up 3-2 after one.
• Lenoir-Rhyne's defense shut the Catawba Indians down after that first quarter, allowing just one more goal the rest of the way.
• Jillian Daley and Savannah Stallings combined to score the final five goals for the Bears.

STATS OF THE GAME:

• Kirra Olson, Jillian Daley, and Savannah Stallings each posted a hat trick.
• Daley led the team with five points.
• Sally Friesen made six saves in net.
• Delaney Williams caused three turnovers.
• The Bears forced 31 Catawba turnovers and out-shot the home team 30-14.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Lenoir-Rhyne is 14-1 vs. Catawba all-time and have won the last eight.
• This is the Bears' best start to conference play since they also went 3-0 in 2023.
• Olson, Stallings, and Anneleise Meyer all have double-digit goals this season.

NEXT UP: The Bears will look to stay undefeated in the SAC on Saturday when they host Lincoln Memorial. The Railsplittters are 6-4 (2-1 SAC) and defeated Emory & Henry 14-4 earlier today. The game is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.