Women's Lacrosse: Bearcats Use Strong First Half to Defeat Bison

Latrobe, Pa. – The Bethany College women's lacrosse team faced the Saint Vincent College Bearcats in a PAC match Tuesday afternoon. Saint Vincent used a strong first period to lift the Bearcats over the Bison.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Saint Vincent 18, Bethany 10  

Records: Bethany (5-8, 1-4), Saint Vincent (9-6, 4-2)       

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Saint Vincent struck the back of the net first but Bethany's Abbie Carpenter knotted the game at 1-1 with 7:18 to go in the first period.
• The Bearcats scored the next five goals to take a 6-1 lead after the first period.
• In the second period, the Bearcats scored fifteen seconds into the period.
• A minute later, Alex Taylor added a goal for the Bison.
• After two Bearcat goals, Carpenter scored her second goal of the game to cut the lead to six.
• The Bison trailed 11-4 heading into halftime.
• The second half the Bison and Saint Vincent went back and forth with the Bearcats outscoring the Bison 7-6.

BISON TOP PERFORMERS

• Rikiah Wise led the Bison with four goals and one assist.
• Cassidy Mailloux added three goals with three groundballs, 10 draw control and three caused turnovers.
• Abbie Carpenter had two goals while Alexa Taylor added one goal.
• Joanna Melita had one assist.

UP NEXT

The Bison with face Westminster on Saturday, April 23 for a PAC match in New Wilmington, Pa beginning at 4 pm.