Box Score
The Sewanee Tigers, who have already clinched the \#1 playoff seed in the SCAC tournament, defeated conference opponent Birmingham-Southern by a score of 23-11. Sophomore
Molly Arnold paced the Tigers with six goals and one assist, while Sewanee goalie
Amy Nusbaum finished the game with 11 stops and led the team with four ground balls.
Sewanee got on the board early with a goal from senior
Carly Grimm just 53 seconds into the game. Birmingham-Southern's Chelsea Van Voorhis answered back 45 seconds later, but that was the closest the Panthers came to the lead as Sewanee took off and scored a string of six unanswered goals.
The Tigers were up 14-7 coming out of halftime, and scored the first seven games of the second half to pull away from the Panthers. Junior
Meg Welton finished with four goals and one assist, while senior
Megan Velie added four goals. Senior
Allison Bland contributed three goals and one assist, and Grimm netted two goals. Junior
Page Carpenter , junior
Mary Grace Bowring, and freshman
Caitlin-Jean Juricic each scored once for the Tigers.
The Tigers outshot the Panthers 31-26, and won 22 of the 36 draw controls. Arnold led the team in draw controls with five, and junior
Sarah Squire, senior
Cori Niemann, and Nusbaum pulled in two caused turnovers a piece.
The Tigers are 11-5 overall and undefeated in conference play going into the SCAC tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. Their first game is on Saturday, April 23rd at 11:00 AM.
