WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg women's lacrosse opened the season at home on Sunday, Feb. 19 with a 13-4 loss against William Penn University.
Game Summary
- First Period
- After almost eight minutes of scorless play, William Penn struck first with a goal
- Britta Solheim answered for the Knights with a goal to tie the match at one with 5:57 left in the first
- William Penn scored again, but Wartburg took advantage of a man-up situation before the period ended with a goal from Solheim assisted by Jordan Lorenzen to make it 2-2 after one period
- Second Period
- It was all WPU in the second period as they scored three unanswered goals in the first five minutes of the period
- William Penn continued to control the period with three more goals scored to take an 8-2 lead into halftime
- Bailee Royal scored four of WPU's six second-period goals
- Third Period
- The Knights struck first in the third period when Beka Gershenoff found the net unassisted to make the score 9-3
- William Penn scored just 20 seconds later and then no goals were scored until 58 seconds left in the third when WPU converted a shorthanded goal
- William Penn led 10-3 after three periods
- Fourth Period
- WPU started the fourth with two unanswered goals to make the score 12-3 with 11:59 to play
- The Knights cut into the lead a minute later when Solheim scored her third goal of the match
- William Penn held on to win 13-4
Top Performers
- Solheim
- Three goals
- Nine total shots
- Four shots on goal
- Two Groundballs
- Two Caused Turnovers
- Alyson Hasner
- 17 saves
- 30 shots faced
- Two Groundballs
- Lorenzen
- Assist
- Two Caused Turnovers
- Two Groundballs
Notes/Streaks
- Knights now 0-3 all-time against William Penn
- 26th goal and 30th point for Solheim in her career
- One save shy of tying Hasner's career high in a game
- William Penn outshot Wartburg 40-18 in total shots and 30-9 in shots on goal
Next Time Out
The Knights are now off until their spring break trip, which begins with a match against Hanover College in Georgetown, Texas on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m.