(Story courtesy of Birmingham-Southern)
BIRMINGHAM,
Ala.—In the first-ever SCAC
tournament game to be played by any Birmingham-Southern team, the
fourth-seeded BSC women's lacrosse team defeated fifth-seed
Millsaps today, 21-1, in Panther Stadium. Box Score | Official Site
The Panthers now advance to face top-seeded Sewanee tomorrow at 11
a.m. No. 2 Colorado College and No. 3 Centre College will face off
at 1:30 p.m., and the championship game will take place Sunday at
noon.
Junior Lyndsay Griffin led the Panthers today with six goals,
followed by junior Chelsea Van Voorhis with five and senior Ashley
Johnson with four. Sophomore Rebecca Klementz and freshman Madeline
Golden also had two goals apiece, and junior Alexis Sweda and
freshman Hailey Massa scored one each.
Sophomore Stephanie Gore led the defense with nine ground balls
and five caused turnovers, and Griffin led with nine draw controls.
Junior goalkeeper Katie Bates played all 60 minutes and recorded
three saves.
For Millsaps, Haleigh Williams scored the lone goal. Keeper
Madelyn Walker recorded 17 saves, playing the duration of the
game.
BSC out-shot Millsaps, 48-4, led ground balls 38-17, and committed
18 turnovers to the Majors' 31. Draw controls were almost even at
13-11 in favor of the Panthers. BSC was 12-of-16 on clears, while
Millsaps was 8-of-19.
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