Hickory, N.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Lacrosse team had to hold on to upset #23 Anderson on Saturday afternoon inside the bricks.

The Bears held a 10-5 lead after three quarters before Anderson made a furious fourth quarter comeback, scoring goals in the first four minutes of the frame. The Trojans had a shot on goal in the final minute but a huge save by Sally Friesen kept the Bears up one. LR then forced Anderson into a turnover in the final seconds to capture their fourth ever win over a ranked team. 

Kirra Olson had four goals while Abbey Walker had a goal and a three assists to lead the Bears. Lenoir-Rhyne's defense had 18 caused turnovers in the game, led by six from Delaney Williams. 

The win also means the Bears clinch a bye in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament and go straight to the semi-finals. That game will take place on Wednesday, April 29th, against the winner of the #3 and #6 matchup.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 10, #23 Anderson 9
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (9-6, 8-1 SAC) , #23 Anderson (9-6, 6-2 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Stadium

STORY OF THE GAME:

• The Bears got goals from Kirra Olson and Hailey Larsen to take a 2-1 lead after one quarter.
• Despite just winning one draw control in the first half, LR had a 5-4 lead at the break. 
• Bears scored the last three goals in the first half and the first four goals of the second half to take a 9-4 lead with 10:01 left in the third quarter.
• After Anderson broke the streak, Olson's fourth goal gave LR a 10-5 lead with 2:04 left in the third quarter. 
• The Trojans scored all four goals of the 4th quarter to cut the lead to 10-9 with 8:17 left.
• No one scored in the game's final eight minutes but Anderson had a shot to tie it with :44 seconds that was saved by senior goalkeepr Sally Friesen.
• Anderson got the ground ball but Kate Carter forced a turnover as LR held on for the upset. 

STATS OF THE GAME:

• Olson had her second four goal game of April.
• Jillian Daley was the other Bear with multiple goals, finishing with two.
• Abbey Walker had a goal and three assists to finish with four points.
• Lenoir-Rhyne forced 23 Anderson turnovers.
• Friesen had nine saves in the contest.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Bears now a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series.
• This was the 4th ever ranked win for the Bears and the second straight year it has happened.
• Friesen is now three saves away from her third straight 100 save season.
• Olson's four goals now has her all alone in the fourth place on the all-time in goals scored list.
• Williams' six caused turnovers is one off the program single game record. 

NEXT UP: Lenoir-Rhyne will have next week off before facing Coker at home in their regular season finale on Wednesday, April 22, at 4:00 p.m. Coker defeated Mars Hill 13-4 earlier today to move to 5-8 on the season. The Cobras have games against Wingate and Southern Wesleyan before their trip to Hickory.