GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Messiah University women's lacrosse team fell to the Spartans of York College, 14-6, on Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale. The Spartans jumped to a 5-1 lead in the first quarter. The Spartans outscored the Falcons 5-1 in the second to take a 10-2 lead going into the half. Both teams totaled four goals in the second half to put the final score at 14-6.
Hayley Lettinga led the Falcons with two goals.
Up next, the Falcons earned the second seed and will host the MAC Commonwealth Semifinal against the third-seeded Mustangs of Stevenson University on Wednesday, May 1 at 4:00 p.m.
First Quarter
The Spartans went on the attack quickly and scored three unanswered goals to take a three-goal lead with 12:06 remaining in the first. The Falcons looked to answer back, and
Annalise Keitel scored a goal to reduce the Spartans lead to 3-1 with 8:22 remaining in the quarter. After some tight defense from both teams, the Spartans scored two goals in the final two minutes to take a 5-1 lead at the end of the first.
Second Quarter
The Falcons opened the second quarter strong with a goal from
Hayley Lettinga to reduce the Spartans lead to 5-2 with 12:04 remaining in the half. The Spartans though responded with five unanswered goals to end the half with a 10-2 lead.
Third Quarter
The Falcons started the third strong with the second goal of the game from
Hayley Lettinga to put the Falcons down 10-3 with 11:06 remaining in the third. The Spartans then scored the final three goals to put the score at 13-3 headed into the final quarter.
Fourth Quarter
The Falcons opened the final quarter with two straight goals from
Grace Pettitt and
Hannah Gawne to reduce the Falcons deficit to 13-5 with 13:20 remaining in the fourth. Both teams added a goal from the remainder of the game with
Katie Bukiewicz to put the final score at 14-6.
Stats
Hayley Lettinga led the Falcons offense with two goals.
Annalise Keitel,
Grace Pettitt,
Hannah Gawne, and
Katie Bukiewicz each tallied a goal.
Emma Hagg led the Falcons defense with four caused turnovers and four ground balls.
Addyson Wagman,
Hayley Lettinga, and
Hannah Gawne each caused three turnovers.
Mackenzie O'Haver earned the start in the cage for the Falcons and made five saves.
Grace Hejeebu played the second half in net for the Falcons and made three saves.
Next
The Falcons earned the second seed and host the MAC Commonwealth Semifinal against the third-seeded Mustangs of Stevenson University on Wednesday, May 1 at 4:00 p.m.
