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EUGENE, Ore. – Kennesaw State women's lacrosse fell behind early to Oregon (2-1) and couldn't find enough offense for a fourth quarter comeback, as the Owls (1-3) suffered a 15-8 setback on Sunday afternoon at Pape Field.
KEY PLAYERS: Freshman
Shannon Harrington continued her strong start to the season with her second hat trick of the season with three goals for the Owls.
Jaxsyn Schonewille was next with a pair of goals, while
Caroline Farley added a goal and an assist.
Hannah Barth finished with a team-high two assists, and
Bailey Wilson recorded a game-high seven draw controls.
THE RUNDOWN: Oregon scored the first three goals of the afternoon and six of the first seven for a 6-1 edge with nine minutes left in the second quarter. A pair of goals from Harrington fueled a 3-0 run for KSU to bring the Owls within 6-4, and they would go into halftime down by three. A score by Farley to close out the third quarter kept KSU within reach at 11-7. The Ducks then shut down any threat of a comeback with three unanswered scores for a 14-7 advantage, with two of the goals coming off man-up advantages.
QUOTABLE:
"I felt like our points of pride were our efforts on the draw circle with Jaxsyn), Bailey, Lauren (Dobbs) and Leyton (Payne) and with our goalie play. Both goalies did a good job and anchored our team.
Shannon Harrington provided a great offensive spark for us. I saw some great moments, and we have some things we need to work on for the next game for us to come out on top."
-KSU Head Coach Laura Maness
NOTES:
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Julia Weiss and
Errin Crowe split the time in goal for KSU, and posted six and seven saves, respectively.
-KSU was outshot by a 15-2 margin in the first quarter, but posted 13 over the next two quarters. The Ducks finished with a 39-18 margin in shots, and 28-15 on shots on goal.
-The Owls were also forced into 22 turnovers while Oregon committed only eight.
-KSU did finish with a 14-13 edge on draw controls.
NEXT TIME OUT: The Owls are now off until Wednesday, Mar. 8, when they will go up to Radford for a 1 p.m. contest.
