DANVILLE, Ky. – Riding their momentum off the overtime win against Oberlin just three days prior, the Centre women's lacrosse team (3-4) hosted another home contest on Wednesday night against the North Central Cardinals (1-4). The Colonels found success early and rode their wave the entire way through, cruising to a 17-9 victory.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- The Gold and White control the first two period entirely, nailing 10 goals in a row to kick off the contest in 25 minutes of action.
Madeleine Longmeyer led the squad with three goals during that timespan, all coming from great passes from teammates.
- The two teams would exchange goals for the next eight minutes, senior
McKenna Hulette earning two for Centre during that period of time.
- The Colonels would garner some extra padding to their lead to kick off the fourth period, leading 16-4 off of three consecutive scores. That trio of scores would be highlighted by sophomore
Lily Gahm, slamming one into the net in a man-up situation.
- The Cardinals would garner some momentum to start the final period, outscoring Centre on a count of 5-1.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Gold and White were able to maximize their possessions, committing the least number of turnovers in a single game this season with only 16.
- Wednesday's contest marks the fourth-straight game where the Colonels have score 10 or more goals in a single contest.
- After hitting the game-winning goal on Sunday, sophomore
Ella Treinen had a career-high five points in the contest against North Central. The Lexington, Ky., native also led the team with five caused turnovers.
- The Colonels had four student-athletes with four goals in the contest (Hulette, Longmeyer and
Haley Rice). Longmeyer's total marked a career-high for the junior.
- Centre's defense was suffocating once again this season, forcing the opposing team to commit a season-high 26 turnovers in the contest.
UP NEXT
The Colonels will be able to and kick off their spring break week down south in Conway, Ark., with an SAA matchup against Hendrix. Centre will kick off that contest on Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m. ET.
