Bring on the Playoffs!
Lady Warriors Set New Team Wins Mark in Victory Over Wilkes
Box Score

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- They say it’s always good to go into the playoffs riding a bit of a high.  The Lycoming women’s lacrosse team will look to prove the certainty of that notion on Tuesday, May 2, as the Lady Warriors ripped off an 18-6 win over Wilkes University to set a new Lycoming single-season mark with their 12^th win of the season.  Lycoming caps its most successful season with a 12-3 overall record, 8-2 in Middle Atlantic Conference play.

The Lady Warriors, having also posted the first winning conference record in squad history, will occupy the third seed in next week’s MAC postseason tournament.  Elizabethtown College will travel to Williamsport for the heated affair set to begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Shangraw Athletic Complex.

Lycoming struck early and often against an overpowered Wilkes squad.  Freshman Sarah Wingerden (Macedon, N.Y./Palmyra-Macedon) recorded the first of five straight blue and gold tallies to open the contest.  Sophomore Heather Suit (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) dished out two of her seven assists during the scoring spurt including Wingerden’s opening effort.  Freshman Kelli Morsey (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) chipped in the first of her three scores to give Lycoming a 2-0 lead with 27:53 on the clock.  Sophomore Megan Wallenhorst (Rochester, N.Y./Irondequoit) used another Suit feed for her first goal, and freshman Kelly Mack (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt) made it 4-0 with 27:03 on the clock.  Wingerden capped the run with an unassisted tally at the 25:05 mark.

Wilkes could only manage to slow the bleeding.  After the Colonels notched their first goal of the game, Lycoming churned out four more unanswered goals.  Wingerden and Mack split the pipes for the first two while Wallenhorst added the final pair to give Lycoming a commanding 9-1 advantage with 7:03 to play in the half.

Each squad added one more before the half’s final horn to send the Lady Warriors to the intermission up 10-2.

Wilkes opened the frame with two goals surrounding a Lycoming tally to cut down the Lady Warriors’ margin by one to 11-4.  Lycoming responded with its second four-goal streak of the game.  Suit assisted on three of the goals, connecting with Mack, Morsey and Wallenhorst.  The latter added the lone unaided effort off a free-position shot.

The Colonels knocked in their fifth goal with 12:14 to play to make the score 15-5, but Lycoming jumped back with three more goals.  Wingerden and Morsey capped their impressive days with their fifth and third tallies, respectively.  Freshman Crystal Cody (Rochester, N.Y./Irondequoit) added the third score for her 15^th of the season with 5:36 to play.  Wilkes tacked on the game’s final mark a few minutes before the final horn.

Lycoming opens the playoffs on Tuesday, April 29, against Elizabethtown College at 4:00 p.m.  Middle Atlantic Conference rules require an admission fee for all fans to enter the playing field.  Ticket prices are as follows:  Adults: $5.00; Senior Citizens: $4.00; Students: $2.00; 6-Under: Free.