Women's Lacrosse: Bison Edge Titans

New Wilmington, Pa. – The Bethany College women's lacrosse team faced the Westminster College Titans in a PAC contest Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Bethany 15, Westminster 12

Records: Bethany (7-8, 2-4), Westminster (2-8, 0-6)        

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bethany scored the first two goals of the match. Rikiah Wise put the Bison on the board first followed by freshman Abbie Carpenter.
• The Titans cut the lead in half with a goal at the 4:58 mark.
• Rikiah Wise scored her second goal of the match with 3:30 to go in the first period. The Bison led 3-2 after one period of play.
• In the second period the Bison outscored the Titans 4-2, with goals coming off the sticks of Abbie Carpenter, Cassidy Mailloux and Joanna Melita.
• Bethany led 7-4 at the half.
• In the third the Titans battled back to cut the deficit to one, 8-7, but the Bison scored the last three goals of the period to extend the lead, 11-7.
• Bethany held a 15-9 lead with 7:10 to go, but the Titans would not go down without a fight. The Titans scored three goals to cut the lead to 15-12, with 3:21 to go. The Bison defense settled down and held the Titans scoreless for the remainder of the match.

BISON TOP PERFORMERS

• Abbie Carpenter led the Bison with four goals and two assists.
• Rikiah Wise had three goals and one assist.
• Cassidy Mailloux had three goals and one assist.
• Gracie Gonzales had two goals.
• Joanna Melita had one goal and two assists.
• Karley Trinidad had one goal and one assist.
• Alexa Taylor led the Bison with three assists.
• Trinity Dixon had 16 saves.

UP NEXT

The Bison return to the turf on Wednesday, April 27 against the Franciscan Barons at Bison Stadium at 7 pm.