Lady Warriors' Streak Halted at Messiah
Turnovers Help Falcons to 10-Goal Second Half
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GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Lycoming women’s lacrosse saw its eight game winning streak snapped abruptly by Messiah College on Tuesday afternoon as the Lady Warriors fell to the Falcons 16-9.  Lycoming drops to 9-2 overall, 6-1 in Middle Atlantic Conference play.  Messiah moves to 8-4, 6-0.

The Lady Warriors, picked to finish eighth in the preseason MAC poll, had that same census’ number one ranked squad on the ropes at the intermission with a 7-6 lead.  Lycoming scored early and often as freshman Kelly Mack (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt) notched the Lady Warriors’ initial goal off a dish from fellow first-year standout Sarah Wingerden (Macedon, N.Y./Palmyra-Macedon). 

Wingerden added three goals of her own with freshman Crystal Cody (Rochester, N.Y./Irondequoit) picking up two of her three tallies in the first 30 minutes of play.  Sophomore Megan Wallenhorst (Rochester, N.Y./Irondequoit) scored the final blue and gold goal of the first stanza to give Lycoming a 7-6 lead at the half.

The second half proved an entirely different story.

The Lady Warriors, the league’s top scoring offense at 14.6 goals per contest, were held to only two scores in the second frame.  Lycoming committed the bulk of its 30 turnovers following the midway point, aiding Messiah’s efforts in peppering sophomore goalkeeper Kristina Peacock (Webster, N.Y./Webster-Thomas) with a plethora of shots.  Peacock came away with a season-high 20 saves in an attempt to keep things close.

Cody and junior Erin Dillon (Bayside, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) notched the only second-half goals for the blue and gold.

Lycoming looks to get back on track on Thursday, April 13, as the Lady Warriors welcome non-conference Farmingdale State to Williamsport.  Game time is set for 4:00 p.m.