SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South women's lacrosse team was defeated on Saturday by Berry College, 20-12, in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play, Saturday from Puett Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Berry (12-2, 4-0) 20, Sewanee (7-8, 1-3) 12
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Each team secured a goal in the first four minutes of the game, but the Vikings secured the 3-1 lead with 8:31 left in the opening period.
-The Tigers tied the game up at four thanks to goals by
Marlin Price and
Emma Burns, but the visitors made it a 7-4 lead at the end of the quarter.
-Trailing 10-6 with 6:24 left in the half,
Lizzie Chamberlin netted a free position strike. Four minutes later, Burns made it 10-8 on a free position goal.
-After Sewanee turned the ball over, Price found the back of the cage to cut the deficit to 10-9 with 1:12 left in the half.
-Berry made it 11-9 on a goal by Haley Larsen, and that would be the score going into the locker room.
-The visitors essentially put the game away with a five-goal third quarter and limiting the Tigers to no goals allowed in the period.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Brooke Sigmon tallied a hat trick and won three draw controls.
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Emma Burns scored twice on free positions. Her second goal of the game was the 100th in her career, becoming the eighth player all-time to net 100 in a career.
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Lauren Stallings and
Jessica Morgan Southworth tallied three forced turnovers each.
BERRY KEY STATISTICS
-Jaden Russell and Katie Claire Smith each scored four times for the Vikings. Haley Larsen also added a hat trick and 13 draws.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will hit the road next Saturday for a conference matchup with Hendrix College.
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