Posted: Mar 09, 2024
BUENA VISTA, Va. — Senior Jessica Flick (Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon) scored six goals to surpass 100 for her career as the Wittenberg women's lacrosse team fell 10-9 in double overtime at Southern Virginia on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Wittenberg (3-1 overall), Southern Virginia (2-1 overall)
- Venue: Knight Stadium - Buena Vista, Va.
Stat Leaders
- Sophomore Anna Roller (New Albany, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) joined Flick in recording double-figure goals with two.
- Freshman Essence Wyse (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) also scored a goal.
- Sophomore Sophia Meek (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) and freshman Aubrey Stager (Saline, Mich./Saline) recorded one assist each.
- Stager finished with a team-high seven ground balls.
- Stager and senior Zoe Chirumbolo McKee (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) led Wittenberg in caused turnovers with four each.
- Junior Gabrielle Weckerly (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) played 35 minutes in goal and recorded 11 saves. Junior Sidney Sheridan (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) played 34:26 in goal and recorded six saves.
- Kiah Baisden led the Knights with three goals and two assists for five points.
The Game
- Southern Virginia scored the first two goals of the game, and Roller scored with 40 seconds left in the first quarter to cut Wittenberg's deficit to 2-1 going into the second.
- After two more Knight goals, Flick tallied a pair of man-up goals to bring the Tigers within 4-3 with 4:19 left in the second quarter.
- Southern Virginia netted goals with 19 seconds and one second left in the second quarter for a 6-3 halftime lead.
- The Knights made it a 4-0 scoring run with back-to-back goals to open the third quarter to go up 8-3 with 4:54 remaining.
- Roller and Flick scored with 3:49 and 1:49 left, respectively, to cut the deficit to 8-5, but the Knights scored with 40 seconds remaining to take a 9-5 edge going into the fourth.
- The Tigers outscored the Knights 4-0 over the final 15 minutes of regulation, getting three goals from Flick and one from Wyse to tie the score.
- Flick's man-up goal with 1:25 left ultimately sent the game to overtime.
- Baisden netted the game-winning goal with 2:34 left in the second overtime period.
- Southern Virginia finished with a 46-31 edge in ground balls, won 18 of 21 draw controls and out-shot Wittenberg by a 41-19 margin.
Quotes
- Head coach Becca Joseph: "It was a hard-fought game, and our comeback came up a bit short. I am proud of how our team didn't give up and kept improving from quarter to quarter. It was a good lesson, and we will learn from it moving forward."
- Senior Jessica Flick: "It feels great to reach the accomplishment of 100 goals. It's been a goal I set for myself since my freshman year. I couldn't have done it without the help of my teammates, coaches and Jassen."
Records & Milestones
- This marked the first all-time meeting between Wittenberg and Southern Virginia.
- Flick has 120 career points on 104 goals and 16 assists. She is 16 goals and 32 points shy of entering the program's all-time top 10 list in those categories. She has a team-high 18 goals this season.
- Roller has 13 goals and a team-high six assists for 19 points this season. She has 35 career points on 28 goals and seven assists.
- Sheridan has 233 career saves, which is 18 shy of joining the program's all-time top 10 list in that category. Weckerly has 164 career saves.
Up Next
- The Tigers return to action on Tuesday hosting Transylvania at 4 p.m.