WARRIOR WOMEN’S LACROSSE RECORDS COMEBACK VICTORY

WILKES-BARRE, PA – The Lycoming College women’s lacrosse team traveled to King’s College, Thursday evening, for a Middle Atlantic Conference match-up. The Warriors overcame a three-goal deficit late in the game to steal a 15-13 victory over the Monarchs. Lycoming is now 3-4 overall and 3-3 within the conference. King’s falls to 4-5 and 2-3.

The Monarchs scored the first two goals of the game, but the Warriors came back to knot the game at 3-3 midway through the first half. The teams traded goals over the rest of the half leading to an 8-8 tie at the half.

In the second half, King’s made the first move towards taking control of the contest, scoring three unanswered goals to take a 13-10 lead with just less than 13 minutes to play. Lycoming, however, shut the Monarchs out the remainder of the game while score five goals of their own to seal the win.

Erica Likens (So./Bel Air, MD; Bel Air) led the Warriors with eight goals and two assists. Sarah Gibbons (Sr./East Hampton, CT; East Hampton) added three goals.  Lauren Evangelist (Jr./Perkiomen, PA; Boyertown) and Karyn Wright (Sr./Schenectady, NY; Schenectady) each chipped in two goals and two assists.

Laurie Rooney (Jr./Audubon, NJ; Audubon) made 15 saves in goal for Lycoming.

The Warriors are in action again on Saturday, April 12, when they host Moravian College at 2 p.m.

COLLEGIATE LACROSSE
Lycoming 15, King’s 13

Goals:
Lycoming – Erica Likens 8, Sarah Gibbons 3, Lauren Evangelist 2, Karyn Wright 2
King’s – Jenn Bezick 5, Patrice Cote 4, Kristen Greene 2, Beth Ampula 2

Assists:
Lycoming – Likens 2, Evangelist 2, Wright 2
King’s – Cote 6, Ampula

Saves:
Lycoming – Laurie Rooney (60 min.) 15 saves, 13 GA