CHESTER, Pa. - The Widener women's lacrosse team battled hard against Stevenson on Senior Day, but the Mustangs came away with a 13-5 victory on Saturday afternoon at Edith R. Dixon Field.
With the loss, the Pride finished the regular season with a 10-7 record and 5-3 in conference play. The Pride earned the fourth seed in the MAC Commonwealth Tournament.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST STEVENSON
- The Pride opened the scoring after Amber Bretz fired in a goal in the first 1:21 of the game. However, the Mustangs scored two straight goals to take a 2-1 lead.
- In the second quarter, the Pride tied the game at 2 with 11:48 to play after Clark Trowbridge found the back of the net off a pass from Jamie DeHaven. But, Stevenson scored four straight goals in the next minutes to take a 6-2 lead with 1:25 left. Trowbridge closed the half by putting in her second goal with 51 seconds left to make it a 6-3 Stevenson lead at halftime.
- In the second half, the Mustangs outscored the Pride, 7-2. The. Pride received both goals in the fourth quarter from Bretz and Annalee Doyle.
- Defensively, Maddie Medve had eight saves in goal. Trowbridge led the team with five ground balls and Kaely Cristello caused three turnovers in the defeat.
- Before the game, the Pride honored and recognized 11 seniors/graduate students — Bretz, Medve, Gab Cohen, Gianna Crawford, Chelsea Forsyth, Brooke Graham, Grace Lindberger, Olivia McDonald, Maura Murray, Ceci Puente, and Melanie Shirk — for all their hard work for the program.
UP NEXT
The Pride will host Lebanon Valley in the MAC Commonwealth Tournament quarterfinals on Monday. Time for the game is to be determined.
