Box Score
Box Score
DANVILLE, Ky. (April 14, 2012) – Behind a number of strong offensive spurts, the Sewanee women's lacrosse team held on for a close 19-18 win, Saturday, against SCAC foe Centre.
The victory improved Sewanee to 8-4 overall and 2-1 in SCAC play. Additionally, the Tigers now hold the second-place tiebreaker against the Colonels.
Centre jumped out front early with four straight goals. With 18:53 left in the first half, Sewanee finally got on the board when
Caitlin-Jean Juricic netted the first of her two back-to-back goals. With the deficit cut to two,
Molly Arnold, Juricic and
Page Carpenter then put the Tigers up for the first time, 5-4, with 12:20 remaining.
Centre responded with four out of the next five goals to lead at the intermission, 8-6.
After both teams returned from the locker rooms, Sewanee answered with four straight goals over the next eight minutes. The back and forth affair continued when the Colonels took the lead again after four goals of their own.
Fortunately, for Sewanee, Carpenter, Arnold and
Mallory Grimm put the Tigers up one, 13-12, with 15:23 to play.
As play moved forward, both teams continued to trade goals late into the match. With the score tied, 18-18, Arnold finally put Sewanee ahead for good, when she fired the game-winner with 2:03 left.
Overall, Sewanee outshot Centre 34-32. The Tigers also held the advantage in draw controls (26-13) and ground balls (13-8).
Individually, Arnold and Juricic led the Tiger attack with four goals. Senior
Meg Welton added three goals and two assists while Carpenter (three),
Olivia Vietor (three) and
Sally Anne Greenwood also scored.
Sewanee will quickly return to action with a 1:30 p.m., contest Sunday against Adrian College in Louisville, Ky.
For more information on Sewanee Athletics, please visit SewaneeTigers.com.
