Women's Lacrosse: Mailloux's Five Goal Performance Lifts Bison over Royals

Harrisonburg, Va. – The Bethany College women's lacrosse team traveled south to Virginia to face Eastern Mennonite Royals Wednesday evening on the EMU Turf Field.  

THE BASICS

Final Score: Bethany 8, EMU 5      

Records: Bethany (3-1, 0-0); East. Mennonite 5   

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bison scored thirty seconds into the game from a Cassidy Mailloux goal.
• The Royals knotted the game at 1-1 a minute later.
• Bethany and EMU battled back and forth going goal-for-goal in the first period. Mailloux gave Bethany a 4-3 lead with 1:29 to go in the first period. Bison led by one heading into the second period.
• Rikiah Wise scored two goals for the Bison in the second period, extending the Bison lead 6-4 heading into the halftime break.
• Both teams were held scoreless in the third.
• In the fourth Cassidy Mailloux continued her success to find the back of the net, scoring two goals to give the Bison a 8-5 victory.  

BISON TOP PERFORMERS

• Cassidy Mailloux led the Bison with five goals.
• Rikiah Wise added two goals and one assist.
• Karley Trinidad had one goal.
• Joanna Melita had two assists while Abbie Carpenter had one assist.
• Trinity Dixon had five saves.

STATS OF THE GAME

• The Bison outshot the Royals 23-15.
• The Bison went a perfect 14-for-14 on clears.  

UP NEXT

The Bison will continue their road trip facing Sweet Briar at 12 pm on Thursday, March 10.