BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae women's lacrosse closed their 2023 season on a high note with the 20-7 victory against Southern Wesleyan on Tate Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 20; Southern Wesleyan – 7
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (3-9/3-6), Southern Wesleyan (3-10/2-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Shannan Korovich had a career day on the field for the Bobcats as scored a career-high seven goals and tallied five assists in today's contest.
- Genesis Lutsky matched her career-high with five goals in the contest and Nim Castro followed with four goals in the first half.
- Haley Donovan tied a single-game record with 18 draw controls and scored two goals in her final game as a Bobcat. Hailey Smith joined Donovan with two goals on the evening.
- Aviva Beringhause ended the season with the fifth-most saves in program history in a single season with 135 and holds the all-time single season record for saves per game at 13.5 on the year.
- Lees-McRae scored the first four goals and did not look back as the Bobcats cruised to the 20-7 victory in their season finale.
- Korovich netted her fourth goal of the contest with 3:40 left in the first half as the Bobcats held the 13-5 advantage.
- The Bobcats found the back of the net five more times in the fourth quarter to take the 20-7 win over Southern Wesleyan on Friday with Smith tallying the final goal with 40 seconds left in the contest.
FOR THE WARRIORS:
- Lauryn Esposito scored a hat trick for Southern Wesleyan and also added two ground balls and one caused turnover.
- Yael Echeverria followed with two goals and one assist for the Warriors.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae, under first-year head coach
Beth Haynes, finishes the season with an overall record of 3-9 and 3-6 in Conference Carolinas play.
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