Gophers Edged by Phoenix 16-15

TOWSON, Md. - Visiting Wilson College held off Goucher College for a 16-15 non-conference women's lacrosse victory Wednesday afternoon at Beldon Field.

• Goucher (1-3) jumped out to a 3-0 lead just under seven minutes into the game.
• Molly Smith scored back-to-back goals at 13:57 and 9:39, and Emily Burk scored at the 8:17 mark on a feed from Camden West.
• Wilson (2-0) reeled off four straight goals to build a 4-0 lead after one quarter.

• Burk tied the game with a man-up tally with 10:21 remaining before halftime.
• After a goal by the Phoenix just over a minute later, Katherine Luetgens tied the game 5-5 at the 6:08 mark.
• Wilson scored twice in a span of 45 seconds to take a 7-5 lead with 4:27 left.
• Makayla Batts scored a free-position goal with nine seconds left to cut the lead to 7-6 at intermission.

• Wilson upped the lead to 8-6 36 seconds into the quarter.
• West scored at the 10:33 mark before a man-up goal by Smith at 9:46 tied the game 8-8.
• The Phoenix scored twice in a minute span to go up 10-8 with 7:35 left.
• Bailey Schneeman and Batts scored 41 seconds apart to tie the game 10-10 with 5:44 on the clock.
• The visitors scored the final three goals of the quarter to build a 13-10 lead with 15 minutes to go.

• Burk scored just over a minute into the fourth to cut the lead to 13-11.
• A Smith free-position at 12:07 made it a 13-12 contest.
• Wilson responded with two straight goals 18 seconds apart to up its lead to 15-12 with 9:50 left.
• Back-to-back goals by Luetgens at 4:10 and 2:08 again made it a one-goal game, 15-14.
• Sage Lague scored with 44 seconds left to give Wilson a 16-14 lead.
• Luetgens scored 14 seconds later to make it 16-15.
• Goucher won the ensuing draw and Smith had a shot saved by Wilson goalie Kaelyn Goff with 16 seconds left.

• Smith and Luetgens paced Goucher with four goals apiece, with Luetgens also recording an assist.
• Burk scored three times, while Batts had a pair of tallies.
• Smith paced the Gophers with three caused turnovers and added four ground balls and four draw controls.
• Luetgens also had a pair of caused turnovers and registered six draw controls and five ground balls.
• Burk notched five draw controls.
• Angelena Holmes picked up three ground balls.
• Lewis made five saves for Goucher, while Goff had six stops.
• Both teams had 29 shots on the afternoon, while the Gophers won 15 of the game's 28 draws.
• The Gophers and Phoenix played a one-goal game for the second straight year, with Goucher winning 11-10 in Chambersburg last season.

• Goucher hits the road Saturday, traveling to Bridgewater for a 1 pm contest.
• The Gophers return home on Wednesday, March 13, hosting Notre Dame (Md.) for a 4 pm tilt at Beldon Field.