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Winner Methodist MUWLX 2-2
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Va. Wesleyan VWU 0-5
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20
Final
14
Va. Wesleyan VWU
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Va. Wesleyan VWU 4 10 14

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Ja'Shawn Steward-Johnson

High-Scoring Affair Favors Monarchs

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.  Methodist women's lacrosse carried a 12-4 halftime lead en route to a high-scoring 20-14 victory over host Virginia Wesleyan in non-conference action Tuesday evening.

Kayla Nee scored the team's first three goals and she finished with five goals and an assist. Payton Jones scored another five goals and Rosa Williams added four goals and an assist.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Virginia Wesleyan, 20-14
Records: Methodist 1-2, Virginia Wesleyan 0-5
Location: Birdsong Field; Virginia Beach, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Life comes at you fast. After Nee scored to tie the game at 1-1, Nee returned with another score 61 seconds later after Jalessa Batchelor won the draw control for Methodist and Mikayla Ramos scooped the ground ball. Ramos assisted on Nee's third goal and 14 seconds later, Payton Jones won her draw control and scored herself. The Monarchs scored their first four goals in a span of 3 minutes, 17 seconds.
  • The Monarchs scored three straight to extend a 4-2 lead to 7-2 and after the Marlins' third goal, Methodist returned with another three goals to lead 10-3.
  • Three straight Virginia Wesleyan goals made it a 16-12 game with 13 minutes to play. Methodist responded promptly with a draw control win by Batchelor and a Nee goal less than a minute later. The Monarchs again won the draw control and Williams scored in the same possession to take an 18-12 lead, hushing any comeback attempts.
  • The Marlins scored four straight goals to open the second half, cutting the deficit to 12-8 with under 24 minutes remaining. The Monarchs, however, were able to stymie any Marlin momentum when Payton Jones scored following her draw control win. Ramos, with an assist from Nee, scored later to give Methodist a 14-8 lead.
MORE TO IT
  • The Methodist victory can be traced back to its excellence in draw controls (22 wins, compared to 14 for the Marlins) and the 30 ground balls to the Marlins' 24. Methodist also outshot Virginia Wesleyan, 35-25.
  • Julee Delellis led with seven draw controls and six recovered ground balls. Jones had six draw controls and four ground balls.
  • Ashley Fuentes recorded eight saves and her second consecutive win.
  • Kayla Gush led the Marlins with five goals.
UP NEXT
The Monarchs' next game will come under the lights of Monarch Stadium when they host Pfeiffer University on Wednesday, March 17 at 6 p.m.
    
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