DANVILLE, Va. — The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team scored six first-quarter goals en route to a 15-7 win at Averett on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers are 3-0 for the first time since 2017, when they started the year at 4-0.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (3-0 overall), Averett (0-2 overall)
• Venue: Frank R. Campbell Stadium - Danville, Va.

Stat Leaders

• Senior Jessica Flick (Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon) led the Tigers with seven points on five goals and two assists. She leads the team with 12 goals on the season.
• Junior Grace Hehman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton) also scored five goals.
• Sophomore Anna Roller (New Albany, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) added five points on three goals and two assists. She leads the team with six assists and 17 points on the season.
• Sophomores Alyssa Burnside (Galloway, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) and Maren Raymond (Louisville, Ky./Ballard) scored one goal each, and freshman Essence Wyse (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) tallied one assist.
• Senior Zoe Chirumbolo McKee (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) led the Tigers with five ground balls and seven caused turnovers.
• Junior Gabrielle Weckerly (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) improved to 3-0 in goal, recording five saves in 30 minutes of action. Junior Sidney Sheridan (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) played the remaining 30 minutes and recorded one save.
• Faith Bowlin led Averett led Averett with two goals.

The Game

• Averett opened the scoring just 57 seconds into the game, but the Tigers responded with a 6-0 scoring run to end the quarter. That spurt included three goals from Flick, two from Roller and one from Burnside.
• Averett scored the lone goal of the second quarter, and Wittenberg took a 6-2 lead into halftime.
• Raymond scored with 12:24 left in the third quarter to put Wittenberg up 7-2, but Averett responded with back-to-back goals to cut the deficit to three, 7-4, with 5:40 left.
• The Tigers tallied three unanswered goals courtesy of Hehman over the final 2:20 of the third period to take a 10-4 lead into the fourth.
• Averett scored early in the final quarter, but Wittenberg answered with a 4-0 run on two goals from Flick and one each from Roller and Hehman for a 14-5 lead with 7:17 remaining.
• Hehman scored her fifth goal in between a pair of Averett scores for the final 15-7 margin.
• Wittenberg finished with a 21-12 edge in ground balls and 30-18 advantage in shots while forcing 25 Averett turnovers.

Quote - Head coach Becca Joseph

• "It was great to get our first road win of the season. Our defense really stepped up and set the tone for the game, and it allowed us to create great offense. It's exciting to see our growth from game to game, and I am eager to see what our team can do going forward."

Records & Milestones

• This marked the first all-time meeting between Wittenberg and Averett.
• Flick has 114 career points on 98 goals and 16 assists. She is 22 goals and 38 points shy of entering the program's all-time top 10 list in those categories.
• Hehman has 64 career points on 58 goals and six assists.
• Sheridan has 227 career saves, which is 24 shy of joining the program's all-time top 10 list in that category. Weckerly has 153 career saves.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Saturday at Southern Virginia at 11 a.m.