Box Score SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Sewanee women's lacrosse team overcame a 10-10 tie at the halftime intermission to secure a 15-13 victory over the Yeowomen of Oberlin on Saturday from Puett Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (4-1) 15, Oberlin (1-1) 13
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The teams played back-and-forth in the early going of the contest. Tied at one goal each, the Yeowomen scored two straight goals by Bette Imhoff to make it a 3-1 advantage.
-Sewanee was able to get back into the game with three straight goals. Temple Moore tied the contest at four goals each with 18:19 left in the half.
-After Hattie Fogarty won the draw control, Emily Stallings found Fogarty to push the lead back to the home team, 5-4 with 17:52 remaining in the period.
-The visitors would score the next four goals, two on man-up opportunities to lead 8-5 with 10 minutes left in the first half.
-In the final 10 minutes of the period, the Tigers scored five of the final seven goals to even the score at 10 each at the halftime break.
-The Tigers, in the final four minutes of the half, scored two straight goals while man-down.
-Sewanee's offense remained strong in the second half, as back-to-back goal by Mary Kate Myers and Sarah Strand gave the home team the lead for good with 24 minutes left in the contest.
-Oberlin, after winning 12 draw controls in the first half, won just one in the second half, and thanks to Caroline Roncalli's nine saves, the Yeowomen were 0-for-4 on free-position shots.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Sarah Strand collected a season-high in goals with six on the day, three in each half. The junior added seven draw controls and five ground balls.
-Hattie Fogarty also posted five draw controls, forced three turnovers and totaled five points on three goals and two assists.
-Jocelyn Riopel recorded six of the team's 22 caused turnovers, while Logan Bulls had five and added four draws and ground balls each.
-Caroline Roncalli (1-0) stopped nine shots in 30 minutes in the second half to help the Tigers secure the win.
OBERLIN KEY STATISTICS
-Annie Payne led the Yeowomen with five goals, while Tess Siciliano scored three.
-Emily Berner posted five caused turnovers and scooped up a game-high 14 ground balls.
-Maranda Phillips (1-1) recorded 11 saves in full time.
UP NEXT
Sewanee is in action on Monday against Roanoke. Face off is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Puett Field.
