SPRINGFIELD — The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team opened its 2024 season Saturday with a 17-7 win over Muskingum in an indoor game at The Steemer.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (1-0 overall), Muskingum (1-1 overall)
• Venue: The Steemer - Springfield, Ohio

Stat Leaders

• Three Tigers recorded hat tricks in the game.
• Senior Jessica Flick (Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon) led Wittenberg with five goals.
• Sophomore Anna Roller (New Albany, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) also recorded five points in the game, scoring four goals and recording one assist.
• Freshman Maddy Krasnow (Bexley, Ohio/Bexley) tallied four goals.
• Freshman Aubrey Stager (Saline, Mich./Saline), sophomores Alyssa Burnside (Galloway, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) and Maren Raymond (Louisville, Ky./Ballard) and junior Grace Hehman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton) scored one goal each.
• Stager tallied a team-high seven ground balls and five draw controls.
• Stager and freshman Ebony Wyse (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) each posted a team-best five caused turnovers.
• Junior Gabrielle Weckerly (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) earned the win in goal, recording two saves in 30 minutes of action. Junior Sidney Sheridan (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) played the other 30 minutes and recorded four saves.
• Haley Clifton led Muskingum in scoring with three goals.

The Game

• Wittenberg led 6-2 at the end of the first quarter, getting four goals from Flick and two from Roller.
• The Muskies scored the first two goals of the second quarter to cut the deficit to 6-4 but trailed 9-6 going into halftime.
• The Tigers outscored the Muskies 5-0 in the third quarter, getting two goals from Roller and one each from Krasnow, Flick and Burnside for a 14-6 lead.
• Muskingum opened the scoring in the fourth quarter with a goal 35 seconds in to cut the deficit to 14-7, but Wittenberg answered with a 3-0 run via a pair of goals from Krasnow and one from Stager to close out the victory.
• Wittenberg out-shot Muskingum by a 45-15 margin and forced 40 Muskie turnovers.
• Wittenberg finished with a 27-10 edge in ground balls.

Post-Game Quotes

• Head coach Becca Joseph on the win: "In the three years I've been here, this is the first time we've started the season with a win, and it really sets the tone for the season. Muskingum is a tough team and good competition, and being able to get a decent-sized win against them is a good way to get the adrenaline going as we continue the rest of our non-conference schedule."
• Joseph on her team's offense: "We put in a new offense this past week, and it was interesting to see how it worked out. We started a little slow in the first half, but it was cool in the second half to see how we were feeding the ball more and getting more assists. Our biggest issue last year was that we weren't able to score, so it was good to see that change."
• Senior Jessica Flick on the team's performance: "The team worked really well together, which helped us do big things. We're looking towards success, and we're going to keep getting better and better throughout the season."
• Flick on playing indoors: "I think it's more difficult playing inside because the restraining lines are different, and it's just a different kind of environment. But it's nicer becuase we can hear each other and hype each other up and get our energy up throughout the game."

Records & Milestones

• This marked the first all-time meeting between Wittenberg and Muskingum.
• Flick has 105 career points on 91 goals and 14 assists. She is 47 points shy of entering the program's all-time top 10 list in that category.
• Hehman has 55 career points on 50 goals and five assists.
• Sheridan has 226 career saves, which is 25 shy of joining the program's all-time top 10 list in that category.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Wednesday hosting Mount St. Joseph at 6 p.m.