Megan McGinley
Staff Writer
On Sunday, the Wooster women’s lacrosse team took on Sewanee University at John P. Papp Stadium. The Fighting Scots remained dominant throughout the entirety of the game, leaving the Sewanee Tigers behind in a 21-9 massacre.
The game began with two quick goals for the Scots from Cassie Greenbaum ’14 and Shelby Stone ’15. The Tigers scored their first goal a few minutes later, but the Scots responded quickly with an additional two goals from Eliza Perry ’14.
The Tigers took a timeout and eventually gained their second goal of the game. The Scots responded quickly though with another two goals form Perry. A running interception by Ellie Hudson-Heck ’16 led to another goal for the Scots by Clare Nelson-Johnson ’13. Minutes later, Hudson-Heck and Nelson-Johnson traded a pair of goals, Nelson-Johnson’s from a turnover from the Tigers’ goalie, to give the Scots a strong six-goal lead.
The Tigers gained an additional two goals before the end of the half, but the Scots responded both times, gaining three goals of their own: one by Nelson-Johnson, another by Stone, and the third by Sophia Hoover-Grant ’15.
The first half was highlighted by the confident defensive work of the Scots, as they allowed only 11 shots on the net, while offensively, they fired 20 shots on the Tigers.
The second half began with another three goals for the Scots. The Tigers responded quickly though with two goals in a row, looking for a comeback. Play began to look choppy for several minutes as both teams caused several turnovers and fouls. The Tigers’ defense was able to shut down the Scots’ attack from taking as many shots (held to 12) but that didn’t stop Nelson-Johnson, Hoover-Grant, Abby Szlachta ’16, Jamie Wren-Jarvis ’16, and Molly Sennett ’15 from adding another six goals to the Scots’ final score.
Several high-points were seen throughout the game. The Scots received goals from nine different players, showing their offensive depth. Perry and Nelson-Johnson gave the Scots a combined 10 goals, Nelson-Johnson with a double hat trick.
Possibly the most impressive aspect of the game was Isabel Perman’s ’16 performance in the goal. The Tigers registered a total of 23 shots on net, but only scored on nine. Perman made 11 saves throughout the game and helped the Scots to gain their initial lead by only allowing three goals in the first 20 minutes of the game.
The Scots played at Wittenberg University on Wednesday after press time. They will be back home tomorrow against DePauw University at 1 p.m. On Tuesday they will host Denison University at Carl Dale Field. The game starts at 5 p.m.