Kari Thomas

The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team had a rough weekend in Pennsylvania, but the Tigers recovered nicely to defeat Earlham on Wednesday, 17-5.

The win, which will not count on Wittenberg's official record because the Quakers have been downgraded to club status for 2004, was made possible by three goals each by junior Jenny Burns (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman), senior Katie Babcock (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney), freshman Kari Thomas (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman), junior Rachel Ridgeway (Montclair, NJ/The Taft School) and junior Sarah Buchenroth (Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington).

Over the weekend, the Tigers had bus problems getting to Pennsylvania, adding a great deal of time to an already long roadtrip. The results were predictably disappointing as the Tigers lost 13-8 to St. Vincent on Saturday and 13-5 to unbeaten Frostburg State on Sunday.

Against St. Vincent, freshman Melissa Jackson (Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington) finished with four goals and junior Erin Kelly (Edina, Minn./Hopkins) added two more. Against Frostburg, the Tigers trailed only 8-5 at halftime but were shut out in the second half. Freshman Michelle Hanners (New Albany, Ohio/Columbus School for Girls) led the way with two goals.

The last week started with an NCAC loss at Ohio Wesleyan on March 24. The Tigers led 10-3 at halftime before the unbeaten Battling Bishops put on a charge and stole the win. Burns finished with four goals, Jackson added three tallies and Babcock and Thomas both chipped in with two scores.

The Tigers are back in NCAC action with a critical game Saturday at 5 p.m. against Allegheny at Edwards-Maurer Field.