Lycoming Ends Season at Drew
Lady Warriors Score Ten in Second Half 

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.—Lycoming’s women’s lacrosse team fell to Drew in the second round of the MAC Playoffs on Thursday by a score of 14-12. The Lady Warriors scored ten second half goals but couldn’t overcome the Lady Rangers.

Drew came out strong, scoring the game’s first four goals, including three by Lindsey Perno. Lycoming freshman Megan McIntyre (Baltimore, MD) put the Lady Warriors on the board off of an assist from Megan Wallenhorst (Rochester, NY) at 21:50. Wallenhorst notched Lycoming's only other first half goal on an assist from Kelly Mack (New Egypt, NJ). Drew netted the final four scores of the period and went into the break up 10-2.

The last three times these teams have met, the game has been decided by a single goal. Last season, then-senior Kaity Ryan scored twice in the final thirty seconds to give Drew the win at Lycoming, while Sarah Wingerden (Macedon, NY) scored with 11 seconds left in last year's MAC Playoffs to give Lycoming the win.  Earlier this year, Alex Weber Reitz secured a 14-13 victory for Drew in overtime. So, Thursday's eight-point halftime lead was not a done deal between these two MAC squads.

Lycoming stormed out of the break, scoring five unanswered goals and swinging momentum their way. McIntyre scored twice in the first eight minutes of the second half. She finished with four goals on the day. Wallenhorst recorded three goals in the first ten minutes, making the score 10-7. But at 20:34, Wingerden received her second yellow card and was forced to sit for the rest of the game.

Though they were still up by three goals, the Rangers seemed to be reeling before senior captain Courtney Cunningham found the net at 18:20. She also grabbed three consecutive draw controls and scored two of the game’s next three goals. Lycoming’s Justine Titko (Wrightstown, NJ) split the difference, but after another Drew score, the Lady Warriors were behind 14-8.

Lycoming scored thrice within four minutes, but at 9:27, the Lady Warriors were called for their fourth yellow card, forcing them to play down a player for the remainder of the contest. Impressively, Lycoming held Drew scoreless for the rest of the game. At 2:58, head coach Kara Reber pulled goalie Kristina Peacock (Webster, NY) and added an offensive player to even Lycoming's attack. Wallenhorst scored eight seconds later, but that would be the last change in the tally. A Wallenhorst shot in the final minutes caught the post and the final horn sounded with the score 14-12.

Drew advances to the MAC Championship game for the ninth time in ten years with the win.  They take on crosstown rivals FDU, who upset top seeded Elizabethtown in an overtime thriller on the road.