GAMBIER, Ohio — The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team dropped a 12-4 decision versus the Kenyon Ladies Wednesday evening despite a four-goal rally in the first half. The Tigers fall to even at 2-2 in North Coast Athletic Conference competition and 8-4 overall.
Offensively, the two teams did not do a lot of mixing. The Ladies started the game with a five-goal run through the first 14 minutes, but Wittenberg answered with a four-goal run of their own to almost tie it up. Heading to halftime, Kenyon posted two more, and in the second half scored five unanswered.
Sophomore goalkeeper Jenny Schaafsma (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) matched the Kenyon netminder with 13 saves in a solid outing, but the Ladies outshot the Tigers 29-20. Schaafsma also led the team in ground balls with five.
Freshman midfielder Erin Guiliano (Loveland, Ohio/Kings) paced the Tigers with two goals and also picked up one groundball. Junior midfielder Jordan Beauchamp (Noblesville, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) also scored a goal, and sophomore attacker Krissy Battles (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood) came off the bench to net one as well.
Sophomore attacker Jenn Close (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) counted three ground balls in the game along with two draw controls, while senior midfielderJoelle Ghanem (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) reversed the figures with two ground balls and three draw controls. Sophomore midfielder Katie Frey (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Kenston) also had three ground balls.