Box Score VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - The Virginia Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team fell to the Yeowomen of Oberlin College 18-8 on Wednesday evening at Birdsong Field in Virginia Beach, VA.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Oberlin 18 - Virginia Wesleyan 8
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 5-5 | Oberlin 4-6
Location: Birdsong Field | Virginia Beach, VA
GAME RECAP
Oberlin got on the scoreboard first with a pair of goals in the opening minute and a half of action. Virginia Wesleyan responded with back-to-back goals of their own from Camryn Gavula and Helen Kennedy-Butler to knot the score at two all. The teams traded another goal back and forth, VWU's coming off the stick of Kennedy-Butler, before the Yeowomen pulled ahead.
Oberlin scored nine unanswered goals throughout the remainder of the first, second and into the third quarters taking a 12-3 lead over Virginia Wesleyan.
A goal by Natalie Dunn at the 12:38 mark of the third quarter disrupted the OC run but the Yeowomen added two more goals taking a ten-goal, 14-4 lead. Both teams scored two more goals before the end of the third quarter putting the score at 16-6 heading into the final 15 minute period. VWU two goals came form Michaela Elston and Kennedy-Butler.
Both squads added two more goals in the fourth quarter driving the final score up to 18-8. Scoring for VWU in the fourth quarter was Kennedy-Butler and Elston.
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UP NEXT
The women's lacrosse team is back in action on Saturday, April 9th, when they return to Birdsong Field for Senior Day against Randolph College. The WildCats and Marlins with meed for the opening draw at 4 PM.
