BOX SCORE
SEWANEE, Tenn. 3/29/09 -
After falling behind 0-4 to start the game, Sewanee would rally with a 4-0 run of its own to take a 6-5 lead before Denison rallied with a 3-0 run to go up 8-6. Sewanee scored with 35.6 seconds remaining in the first half for the 7-8 half time score.
The two teams would trade goals to start the second half, with Denison scoring quickly on a Lulu Carter free position goal at 27:58 remaining.
It wouldn't be until 21:13 left that Steffi Renninger (Darnestown, Md., Sidwell Friends) would score Sewanee's first goal of the second half, closing the gap to 8-9.
Denison would score three of the next four goals to hold a 12-9 advantage with 14:07 left on the clock. However, Sewanee would score 5 of the next 6 goals, including 3 by freshmen Megan Welton (Germantown, TN, Houston) pulling Sewanee back in the game.
After Sewanee sophomore Allison Bland (Houston, TX, St. John's) tied the game on a free position goal with 8:27 remaining, Meg Welton would give Sewanee just their second lead of the game on a goal just 24 seconds later off a Steffi Renninger assist. Denison scored their final goal with 1:07 remaining, after a 13 minute drought, to close the game to the final margin, but Sewanee was able to hold on for the 14-13 victory.
Scorers: Sewanee (14 goals, 3 assists - 4 of 7 second half goals on free positions):
Meg Welton 6 goals
Steffi Renninger 3 goals, 1 assist
Page Carpenter 2 goals
Julia Anne McKeachie 1 goal, 1 assist
Megan Velie 1 goal
Allison Bland 1 goal
Shelby Bartlett 1 assist
For Sewanee, freshman Amy Nusbaum (Norfolk, VA, Norfolk Academy) made 9 saves; Denison keeper Amanda Wilson made 11.
Denison had 15 of 29 draw controls.
Sewanee improves to 5-4 on the season.
The Tigers will return to action on Saturday, April 4 when they travel to St. Louis, Mo. to take on Fontbonne University at 1 p.m.