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Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Ben Woods

Knights Win 12-5 Over Monmouth in MWLC Opener

WAVERLY, Iowa - Wartburg women's lacrosse opened Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference play at home on Tuesday, Mar. 28 with a 12-5 win. The Knights are now 2-6 overall and begin the MWLC season 1-0.
 
Game Summary
  • First Period
    • After no goals for the first eight minutes, Lindsay Langford and Olivia Christianson scored back-to-back goals to make the score 2-0 with 6:09 left in the first
    • Monmouth scored just over a minute later to cut the lead in half
    • Britta Solheim closed the first with an unassisted goal that made the score 3-1 after one
  • Second Period
    • The Scots scored two goals in the first five minutes of the second period to tie the game at three
    • After Monmouth took a 4-3 lead, Wartburg responded with a goal from Beka Gershenoff and then another goal this time from Langford with an assist to Solheim
    • Wartburg led 5-4 at the break
  • Third Period
    • The Knights offense stayed hot in the second half, as Solheim scored two unanswered goals to start the third
    • Neither team score again until 5:24 left in the third, when Solheim found Langford for another goal
    • Knights led 8-4 after three periods
  • Fourth Period
    • It was Solheim with an assist to Langford to start the fourth quarter and then roles were reversed for the next goal as Langford found an open Solheim for a score
    • Monmouth scored its only goal of the second half with just over seven minutes left in the game to make the score 10-5
    • Both Gershenoff and Langford added another goal to make the final score 12-5
 
Top Performers
  • Solheim
    • Eight points
      • Four goals
      • Four assists
    • Nine draw controls
    • Six groundballs
    • Three caused turnovers
  • Langford
    • Six points
      • Five goals
      • One assist
    • Two groundballs
    • One caused turnover
  • Jordan Lorenzen
    • Four caused turnovers
    • Four groundballs
 
Notes/Streaks
  • Knights remain undefeated all-time against Monmouth
  • New career high in assists and total points for Solheim
  • Alyson Hasner earned the win in goal
  • New career high in goals and points for Langford
  • New career high in caused turnovers and groundballs for Lorenzen
 
Next Time Out
The Knights will continue MWLC play this weekend with a road matchup against Lake Forest on Sunday, Apr. 2 at 1 p.m.
 
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