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10
Methodist MUWLX 1-1
13
Winner Va. Wesleyan VWU 1-0
Methodist MUWLX
1-1
10
Final
13
Va. Wesleyan VWU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Methodist MUWLX 2 3 1 4 10
Va. Wesleyan VWU 5 1 4 3 13

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Michael Spratt

Nearly Scoreless Third Quarter Led to Methodist Loss

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.  Methodist women's lacrosse second half rally fell short with a 13-10 non-conference loss to Virginia Wesleyan University on Sunday afternoon at Birdsong Field.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Virginia Wesleyan def. Methodist, 13-10
Records: Methodist 1-1; Virginia Wesleyan 1-0
Location: Birdsong Field; Virginia Beach, Virginia.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After no scoring in the first five minutes of the game, the Marlins strung together four consecutive goals in a three-minute span. The Monarchs finally got on the board with a score by Alaijah Ward off a free position shot and then 40 seconds later Keegan Foyles passed it to Rosa Williams for the second Methodist goal.
  • The second quarter began with the Monarchs down 5-2 but it did not take long to double their score as they got two quick goals from Foyles and Ward. Methodist knotted it up at five when Foyles found the back of the net again, off a pass from Kayla Nee, but Virginia Wesleyan still claimed a halftime lead by scoring a goal with 22 seconds left.
  • Both teams came out of the break sloppy with each side having four turnovers a piece. The Marlins answered first in the period and go on to score four unanswered goals to take a 10-5 advantage. The Monarchs lone goal in the third came from Ward before heading into the final stanza.
  • Methodist slowly chipped into the deficit with Nee finding Payton Jones for the score and a couple of minutes later Foyles cashing in on a free position to make it 10-8, with 10:42 left on the clock. Virginia Wesleyan put the game on wraps by scoring the next three goals for a 13-8 score. In the final minute of play, Mikayla Ramos tacked on the final two goals for the Monarchs.
MORE TO IT
  • Jem Golombeski had a busy afternoon in net as she faced a total of 36 shots, 27 on goal, and made 14 saves, which matches her career-high.
  • Both Foyles and Ward each had three goals on the day. Ramos was the only other Methodist player with a multigoal game.
  • The Marlins got the slight edge over the Monarchs in free position shots eight to seven but Virginia Wesleyan capitalize on those shots by scoring four goals off them, while Methodist scored two.
UP NEXT
Methodist is off until next weekend when they host Randolph-Macon College on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
    
 
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