GEORGETOWN, Tex. – Wartburg women's lacrosse defeated Hanover 15-10 Tuesday afternoon.
 
Game Summary

• First Period
  • Hanover got on the board first with three goals in the first nine minutes of the first to take a 3-0 lead
  • The Knights tied it up over the next five minutes of game play after goals from Beka Gershenoff, Britta Solheim and Lindsay Langford      
    • Selma Kleinsmith assisted Langford's goal
  • Hanover scored in the final minute to take a 4-3 lead after one period
• Second Period
  • The Knights dominated the second period, coming out to a 5-0 run to take a 8-4 lead with just 1:11 left in the half
    • Gershenoff and Solheim each scored two goals during the run and the other goal was scored by Olivia Christianson
    • Langford assisted Solheim's second goal of the second period
  • Hanover scored in the final minute again to cut the lead to 8-5 at halftime
• Third Period
  • Gershenoff opened the second half with a goal after a Solheim assist, but it was the only of the period for the Knights
  • Hanover didn't score in the third until 5:29 remaining an then scored two goals in a minute to cut the lead to 9-7 after three
• Fourth Period
  • Solheim scored first in the fourth to put the Knights back up by three
  • Hanover scored the next three goals to tie the game with just over 10 minutes left
  • Wartburg closed the game with five unanswered goals to win 15-10
    • Two goals each from Langford and Solheim as well as one goal for Gershenoff
    • Jordan Lorenzen, Gershenoff and Solheilm also recorded assists during the run

 
Top Performers

• Solheim
  • Eight points
    • Six goals
    • Two assists
  • 10 ground balls
  • Four caused turnovers
• Gershenoff
  • Six points
    • Five goals
    • One assist
  • One groundball
• Langford
  • Four points
    • Three goals
    • One assist
  • Three groundballs

 
Notes/Streaks

• Alyson Hasner played all 60 minutes in goal and recorded 16 saves
• Knights win first ever matchup against Hanover
• Career-high in points (eight) and goals (six) for Solheim
  • Also career-highs in groundballs (10) and caused turnovers (four)
• Career-high in points (six) and goals (five) for Gershenoff

Next Time Out
The Knights will continue play in Texas against Southwestern University on Friday, Mar. 3 at 7 p.m.