ConfCarolinas WLAX Season Ends As Limestone & Pfeiffer Fall in NCAA Quarterfinals

5/11/2014 12:00:00 AM

Stories courtesy of Limestone & Pfeiffer Sports Information:

No. 2 Limestone Shocked by No. 6 Lindenwood; Falls 14-8 in NCAA Division II Quarterfinals

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GAFFNEY, S.C. – No. 2 Limestone (18-1, 6-0 CC) could not recover from an early burst of five goals as No. 6 Lindenwood (15-3, 5-0 RMAC) delivered a stunning 14-8 victory in an NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Tournament game on Saturday, May 10.

Sophomore attack Carleigh Davis (Eldersburg, Md.) led the Saints with three goals and an assist while sophomore midfielder Taylor Cline (Hagerstown, Md.) finished with three goals. Junior attack Keirsten MacLellan (Glyndon, Md.) added a pair of goals and two assists along with a team-high tying three groundballs.

Senior defender Samantha Cock (Terra Cotta, Ontario, Canada) delivered four caused turnovers along with two groundballs while senior defender Maia Czarnecki (Oswego, N.Y.) contributed three caused turnovers, a groundball and two draw controls. Freshman goalkeeper Sydney Teeter (Auburn, N.Y.) played all 60 minutes and allowed 14 goals and made four saves to suffer her first career loss, falling to 18-1 on the season.

Having played at Saints Field a week ago to the day, Lindenwood came out firing on all cylinders as they scored the first four goals as part of a 5-1 run through the first 15:57. The Saints would then respond with back-to-back scores by MacLellan and Davis to cut it to 5-3 by the 2:00 minute mark before taking that margin into the break.

The Lions would recover quickly coming out of the half as they scored the first three goals in a span of 4:34 to stretch the lead to 8-3. Limestone then finally found its offense as, in a span of just 11 minutes, scored four of the next five goals to pull to within 9-7 with 12:01 to play. That would be as close as they would get, however, as LU scored five of the final six goals to wrap up a 14-8 upset victory.

Jordyn Constance drilled four goals and added three assists to pace the Lions while Melissa Smith finished with three goals and a pair of assists. Erin Abbott had two scores and an assist and Amanda Schimpke and Melissa Menchella chipped in with a pair of goals each. Christine Hehmeyer went the distance and allowed just eight goals while making seven saves to improve to 15-3 on the year.

Limestone is closes out the 2014 season at No. 2 in the country with an 18-1 overall record and a pair of Conference Carolinas Championships.

Women's Lacrosse Season Comes to a Close With Loss in NCAA Quarterfinal to Lock Haven

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LOCK HAVEN, PA. – In their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, the No. 3 seed Pfeiffer women’s lacrosse team (13-5) was defeated by No. 2 seed Lock Haven (18-2) by a final score of 17-6 in NCAA Quarterfinal action. The win extends the Lady Eagles’ winning streak to 16 games as they advance to the National Semifinal next Saturday.

Jessica Pandolf scored six goals in the game, giving her 76 for the season. Sarah Daly recorded a hat trick for the Falcons and Katherine Athens added two goals, two assists, seven draw controls, four ground balls and a caused turnover.

Lock Haven held a 38-17 advantage in shots and a 25-13 lead in ground balls.

The Lady Eagles, who entered the game ranked fifth in the nation, took control of the contest early and never looked back. Lock Haven scored three goals in the first 4:02 of the contest before Daly netted her 27th score of the season to cut the lead to 3-1. The Lady Eagles would score the next seven straight goals in the first half to take command of the game. Chelsea Borrino scored twice in a 1:14 span and four different players scored two goals in the first half as Lock Haven went into the break with a 10-1 advantage.

The Falcons scored the first two goals of the second half as Athens and Daly converted to cut the deficit to 10-3. Lock Haven answered with three straight scores to push the lead to double figures. Kristi Korn scored with 13:08 to play but the Lady Eagles again answered with three consecutive goals. Athens scored on an assist from Korn at the 4:46 mark and Daly recorded the hat trick with her third and final goal with five seconds left in the contest.

With the win, Lock Haven advances to the National Semifinal in Salem, VA next Saturday. The Lady Eagles will take on the No. 4 seeded Lindenwood Lady Lions who upset the No. 1 seed Limestone by a final score of 14-8.

Today’s loss marked the end of three successful careers. Seniors Katherine Athens, Kristina Anderson and Daly saw their collegiate career come to an end. Athens graduates as Pfeiffer’s all-time leader in ground balls, caused turnovers and draw controls and is the NCAA Division II leader in caused turnovers with 53 for the season.