MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Lees-McRae Head Women's Lacrosse Coach
Beth Haynes earned her first collegiate coaching victory this afternoon as the Bobcats opened Conference Carolinas play with the 8-6 win at Chowan.
Nim Castro and
Meredith Johnson each had two to lead the Bobcats.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 8; Chowan – 6
LOCATION: Hawks Field – Murfreesboro, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (1-2/1-0), Chowan (0-6/0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- In her Bobcat debut, Aviva Beringhause was a standout in the cage for Lees-McRae with 17 saves while only allowing six goals on the day.
- Johnson got the Bobcats on the board first with a goal at the 11:52 mark of the first quarter off a pass via Haley Donovan. Irelynd Manning doubled the Bobcat advantage two minutes later off an Anna Stutts assist. Lees-McRae led 2-0 after 15 minutes of action.
- Chowan cut the deficit to one goal after Cameryn Barrow found the back of the net on a free-position shot with 12:30 remaining in the second period. Nim Castro regained the two-goal advantage 49 seconds later off a free position shot.
- Shannan Korovich recorded her first goal of the season at the 9:43 mark of the second quarter and Castro buried her second goal of the contest with 7:47 left in the first half.
- Donovan joined her teammates out of the halftime break with a goal off a free position and Johnson tallied her second marker of the game to give the Bobcats the 7-1 lead.
- Chowan cut into the Bobcat lead with four consecutive goals to close the third period at 7-5.
- Genesis Lutsky got Lees-McRae back on track with a goal from the free-position spot at 8-5 and Beringhause was clutch in net for the Bobcats with five saves in the fourth period.
- Castro picked up eight ground balls in today's contest and Korovich had three caused turnovers to go along with three ground balls and three draw controls in her season debut.
- Donovan matched her season-high with seven draw controls and registered two points in the win.
FOR THE HAWKS:
- Barrow and Naila Smith collected two goals apiece in the Conference Carolinas opener with Barrow picking up ground balls for Chowan.
- Shya Gambrell had a team-high six ground balls and Victoria Brown recorded five in the matchup.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae welcomes No. 23 Mount Olive to Tate Field on Tuesday, March 14. The first whistle is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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