PENSACOLA, Fla. - The University of the South women's lacrosse team opened its spring break trip with a 12-9 victory over Fredonia (N.Y.), Sunday afternoon from the Ashton Brosnham Complex.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (8-2) 12, Fredonia (0-3) 9
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-A game of runs for the majority of the first,
Emma Burns started the scoring after a failed clear by Fredonia, but the Blue Devils evened the score with 6:11 left in the period.
-However, the Tigers were able to net two straight goals to lead 3-1 after one quarter. However, the momentum shifted to Fredonia, who tied the game again with 9:32 left in the half.
-Sewanee reclaimed the lead thanks to a
Hadley Meadows strike, and later,
Morgan Boylan scored twice to push the advantage back to three goals, 6-3. Fredonia responded with two quick goals to get back to one, 6-5, at the break.
-With two Tigers down due to yellow cards, the Blue Devils responded with a man-up goal by Sydney Buchko to even the game at six goals apiece.
-Thanks to a
Jessica Southworth forced turnover and a ground ball to transition the Tigers to offense,
Brooke Sigmon recorded a man-down goal to give the Tigers the lead for good.
-The Tigers were 27-of-28 on clear attempts, and on defense, the team forced 17 turnovers.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Haley Lewis assisted on five of Sewanee's 12 goals on the afternoon.
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Hadley Meadows, Hattie Forgarty,
Casey Thomsen and
Morgan Boylan each scored twice, while
Emma Burns scored a goal and an assist.
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Brooke Sigmon scooped up five ground balls and forced five turnovers, while
Hattie Fogarty tallied seven draw controls.
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Molly Morris (5-2) stopped a career-best 17 shots and poted a 65.4% save percentage.
FREDONIA KEY STATISTICS
-Sydney Buchko led the Blue Devils with five goals on the day for Fredonia.
-Emily Carr recorded 11 saves between the pipes.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will next play Western New England (Mass.) in Pensacola on Tuesday.
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