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Tia Marlinghaus moving the ball up the field against N.C. Wesleyan
Tim Livingston
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Greensboro GBORO 4-13
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Winner Methodist MUWLX 14-2
Greensboro GBORO
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Methodist MUWLX
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Score By Periods
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Greensboro GBORO 1 0 1 1 3
Methodist MUWLX 11 5 4 3 23

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Michael Spratt

Methodist Dominates Greensboro in First Round of USA South Tournament

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Methodist University women's lacrosse, the No. 1 seed, hosted Greensboro College, No. 8 seed, in the first round of the 2024 USA South Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Tuesday, April 30, afternoon. With the margin of victory being a 20-goal difference, the Monarchs easily advance to the tournament's semifinals following a 23-3 win against the Pride.
 
THE ESSENTIALS 
Final score: Methodist def. Greensboro, 23-3
Records: Methodist 14-2, Greensboro 4-13
Location: Monarch Stadium; Fayetteville, North Carolina 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Methodist started with a six-goal advantage before Greensboro recorded its first goal of the contest. Tia Marlinghaus was the only Monarch to score twice in that stretch as Mikayla Ramos, Payton Jones, Rosa Williams, and Maddie Hagler each had one goal. Before the opening quarter was done, Methodist tallied five more scores to enforce the running clock with Jones, Marlinghaus, and Ramos finding the back of the cage again, along with Kayla Nee and Layla Wiesenfeld registering their first goals on the game.
  • Scoring three of the five Monarch goals throughout the second period was Marlinghaus to push Methodist's lead to 16-1 at halftime. Kennedy Martin and Erika Henry, the two who scored the other goals, also added their names to the list of Monarch goal scorers.
  • After an additional score by Wiesenfled & Ramos to begin the third stanza, Brooke Murrell became the 10th different Methodist player to score a goal. With 8:05 left in the third, the Pride capitalized on a free-position and scored their second goal of the game. The Monarchs eclipse the 20-goal mark following Ramos' second score of the frame.
  • In the fourth quarter, Methodist outscored Greensboro 3-1 with Williams, Jones, and Hagler registering the finals goals for the Monarchs.
FAST FACTS 
  • Methodist's ability to win the draw control led to its strong start. Overall, the Monarchs won 23 DCs, which includes Methodist winning the first 10 draw controls of the game! The new all-time leader in DCs, Marlinghaus, had a game-high 10, along with Jones (six), Martin (five), and Anna Tabarrini (two) getting some action.
  • For the second time against the Pride, Marlinghaus had a six-goal performance, matching a career-high. Also matching a career-high today was Ramos, in assists, as she had four helpers.
UP NEXT 
Methodist continues its quest for a conference tournament title on Thursday, with the Monarchs hosting No. 4 seed Southern Virginia University in one of the semifinal games of the 2024 USA South Women's Lacrosse Tournament. The opening draw is scheduled for 4 PM.
    
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