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Kenyon College Athletics

Caroline O'Neil
Sejin Kim
5
Wittenberg Univ. WITW 5-6, 0-1 NCAC
22
Winner Kenyon College KENW 8-1, 2-0 NCAC
Wittenberg Univ. WITW
5-6, 0-1 NCAC
5
Final
22
Kenyon College KENW
8-1, 2-0 NCAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wittenberg Univ. WITW 2 0 1 2 5
Kenyon College KENW 10 7 3 2 22

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Ladies tame Tigers, run record to 8-1

GAMBIER, Ohio -- The Kenyon College women's lacrosse team unleashed its offense on a Wittenberg University squad that showed no signs of being able to slow down the Ladies, who coasted to 22-5 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory Saturday on The Field at Benson Bowl.

The win put Kenyon's overall record at 8-1, matching a program-best start through the first nine games of a season. Additionally, the Ladies improved to 2-0 in conference play, while the visiting Tigers slipped to 5-6 overall and 0-1 in the NCAC.

One minute and 14 seconds from the start, the Ladies' first goal came from Ella Murphy. That was the beginning of seven straight for Kenyon, which got two goals apiece from Caroline O'Neil and Tatumn Eccleston during that opening run.

Wittenberg got one back, but O'Neil scored again, guiding the Ladies to a 10-2 advantage after one quarter of play.

O'Neil went on to lead all scorers with six goals, three assists and nine points. Julia Losey, who scored twice in the opening quarter, finished the game with three goals, while Eccleston, Mallory Brophy and Maddie Garner ended up with two goals each.

Overall, a dozen Ladies scored at least one goal and 14 tallied at least one point.

Kenyon, which outshot Wittenberg 33-6 for the game, scored seven more unanswered goals in the second quarter and took a 17-2 lead into halftime. During the second half of play, the Ladies pumped the brakes a bit, scoring five more goals while emptying their bench.

Kenyon won 19 of the 28 draws at midfield and built a 25-14 advantage in ground balls. The Ladies defense forced 25 turnovers, as well as four failed Wittenberg clearing attempts.

The game was a good tune-up for the Ladies, who will return to action next Saturday at home against nationally-ranked Denison University.
 
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