SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South women's lacrosse program took down Oglethorpe University in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) opener, 18-8, Saturday afternoon from Puett Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (9-3, 1-0) 18, Oglethorpe (7-2, 1-1) 8
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee came out hot in the opening quarter, as
Ellie Tate Schutte netted the first two goals of the game in a 12-second span to give Sewanee the 2-0 edge with 13:43 left in the opening quarter.
-The Tigers made it a 9-2 affair after one quarter before making it a 12-5 lead at the break.
-The Purple and White limited the Petrels to 17 shots on the day. Sewanee dominated the midifeld as OU went 7-of-16 on clears and they coughed up the ball 33 times.
HATTIE STRIKES 100!
-In the second quarter,
Hattie Fogarty's third goal of the game at the time was the 100th in her career at the University of the South. The Memphis native became the seventh player in the program's history to achieve this milestone.
-Currently sitting at 163 career points, she will need 37 before the end of the season to join the 200-point club, where there are only four in program history.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Hattie Fogarty set a new career-best nine points on the day as she matched her personal best in goals with six and added three assists.
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Emma Burns scored five goals, two via free position, and assisted on three more for eight points. She also added two forced turnovers.
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Jocelyn Riopel forced three turnovers, while
Hadley Meadows added seven draw controls.
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Molly Morris (6-3) stopped five shots in 55 minutes.
OGLETHORPE KEY STATISTICS
-Kaitlynn Alford led the Petrels with a hat trick, while Amber Fuentez won five draws.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will next face preseason favorite Rhodes College on Sunday, March 27 from Memphis.
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