SUWANEE, Ga. - Heading into the final weekend of conference action, Colorado College and Centre have both earned spots at the 2012 SCAC Championships with two remaining bids to be handed out. All but one team remains alive to qualify for the tournament setting up for what promises to be an exciting weekend of SCAC lacrosse action.
- AROUND THE SCAC -
Birmingham-Southern played only one game early
this week, losing to Berry on the road, 23-10. Senior Chelsea Van
Voorhis led with five goals, and senior Katie Bates made 18 saves
in goal. The Panthers face Sewanee on the road this Friday before
returning home for the regular season finale on Sunday against
Dallas.
Centre split a pair of conference contests over
the weekend losing a heartbreaker to Sewanee 19-18 before bouncing
back and knocking off Dallas 16-4. Freshman Emily Madden led the
Colonels in the win posting seven goals. Centre will return to
action Saturday against Colorado College.
Senior midfielder Grace Maloney scored three goals late in the second half to help Colorado College pull away for a 15-7 victory over Colorado Mesa on Saturday afternoon. Playing through blowing snow and gusty winds during the final 30 minutes, Maloney's strikes were part of a 6-0 run that put an end to the Mavericks' valiant comeback effort which began after the Tigers scored the first five goals. Maloney finished with four goals and an assist, while junior attacker Ellie Cole set up three goals and scored another to help the Tigers build a 6-3 lead after 30 minutes. Junior defender Nancy Makuch and sophomore defender Krysti Kiesel each grabbed four ground balls and recorded one draw control. Junior goaltender Abby Fink tied her season high with 16 saves and Maloney scored four of her game-high five goals during the final 13:02 as Colorado College came from behind to defeat Fort Lewis College on Sunday afternoon. Fink stopped nine shots during the first half, including five on free-position attempts, to keep the Tigers within striking distance. Freshman midfielder Dylan Voneiff gave CC a 7-6 lead 45 seconds into the first half, but FLC scored slightly less than four minutes apart to take its final lead with 25-14 remaining. Playing for the second time in less than 24 hours, Colorado College finally got its offense on track during the final 20 minutes. Tallies by senior attacker Kelsey Morell and junior midfielder Anna Crosby put the Tigers back in front 9-8, and after Jessica Norby tied the game for the last time with 16:35 remaining, Maloney scored four times in a span of 6:32 to put CC ahead to stay. Maloney, who has at least five points in six consecutive games, was credited with her fourth game-winning goal of the season and added a game-high five draw controls. Cole, senior attacker Leslie Jacoby, sophomore attacker Madeline Scherer and Crosby each finished with a goal and an assist. The defense was led by Makuch, who recorded five caused turnovers, four ground balls and a pair of draw controls. Sophomore defender Sheridan Gribbon grabbed a game-high six ground balls. Colorado College plays three more road games this week, beginning Wednesday night at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Dallas (2-9, 0-4 SCAC) went 0-2 on the week in two road contests. Saturday saw Dallas fall 13-4 to Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. In the loss, Alison Fox accounted for two of Dallas' goals, with Juliauna Rossi and Rose Sweeney each tallying a score. Sunday brought the Lady Crusaders to Danville, Kentucky to battle Centre College. In the 16-4 loss, Mary Salotto put home three goals, and Alison Fox added another. Combating 29 shots on goal, Dallas goalkeeper Samantha Mason was able to amass 13 saves.
Millsaps took a week off from action. The Majors will return to the pitch Saturday against Sewanee.
After a week and a half off, the Sewanee women’s lacrosse team returned to action with two road matches last weekend. The Tigers earned a 19-18 win at Centre, Saturday, and then dropped a 19-13 decision against non-conference foe Adrian, Sunday. The Tigers currently lead the conference in points and draw controls. Individually, senior Meg Welton has scored more goals than any other conference competitors have at 51. Additionally, Page Carpenter leads the conference in assists per match. This week, the Tigers close out the regular season with matches against BSC and Millsaps.
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