Belmont Abbey, Mount Olive Advance to Third Straight Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Final
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WILSON, N.C.– New year, new venue, same result as top-seeded Mount Olive and second-seeded Belmont Abbey secured their third consecutive Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Championship final appearance after semifinal victories at Electric Supply Company Field at Truist Stadium on the campus of Barton College on Friday afternoon.
The Crusaders and Trojans have met five previous times on a neutral site and Mount Olive is 4-1 in such contests including the past two championship finals in Tigerville, South Carolina which they won by an average of eight goals. UMO is 13-2 all-time against The Abbey.
In the first semifinal, the top-seeded Trojans (13-5) used an eight goal second half to pull away from fourth-seeded Barton (10-8). It was a pretty even first half in which Mount Olive led 8-6 after 30 minutes of play. Things changed in the second half after the Bulldogs cut the lead to one, 8-7, the Trojans closed the contest with eight unanswered goals for the final margin. Bria Hamilton paced the offense with five points on four goals and an assist. She also had six draw controls. Megan Maxwell added four points on two goals and two assists for Mount Olive. Kate Matuza led Barton with two goals.
A seven-goal first quarter and a record-setting performance from Olivia Carlino helped No. 2 seed Belmont Abbey to a 21-8 victory over No. 3 seed North Greenville. The Abbey (12-6) scored seven times in the opening stanza and led 7-2 after 15 minutes and never looked back in the dominant win over NGU (10-7). Carlino set the program record for goals in a game with 11 for Belmont Abbey and she also added an assist for a record-tying 12 points in the contest. Haley Adamo (3 g, 1 ast) and Christina Fabrizio (1 g, 3 ast) each added four points in the win. Emily Zambrano led North Greenville with three goals and seven draw controls.
Belmont Abbey and Mount Olive will face off at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 30.
Fans can watch every game of the tournament live via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network and Hudl at conferencecarolinasdn.com. Information regarding the championship schedule, bracket and Electric Supply Company Field at Truist Stadium are available
here.
2023 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Championship
Tuesday, April 25 - Quarterfinals (Higher Seed Hosts)
No. 4 Barton def. No. 5 Emmanuel, 17-3 (Box Score)
No. 3 North Greenville def. No. 6 Converse, 16-9 (Box Score)
Friday, April 28 - Semifinals (Electric Supply Company Field at Truist Stadium - Wilson, N.C.)
No. 1 Mount Olive def. No.4 Barton, 16-7 (Box Score)
No. 2 Belmont Abbey def. No. 3 North Greenville, 21-8 (Box Score)
Sunday, April 30 - Final (Electric Supply Company Field at Truist Stadium - Wilson, N.C.)
#1 Mount Olive vs. #2 Belmont Abbey, 1 p.m.