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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State women's lacrosse jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the opening quarter against Liberty, but could not hold off a mid-game run by the Flames in an eventual 15-12 loss to the Flames on Saturday afternoon from Fifth Third Stadium.
KEY PLAYERS: Sophomore
Shannon Harrington led the way with a game-high tying six scores.
Caroline Farley was next with four, and her third of the day made her the fifth Owl in school history to reach the 100-goal mark.
Alyssa Angelo meanwhile posted a game-high five assists.
Julia Weiss played the majority of the game in the net and collected 10 saves.
THE RUNDOWN: Farley paced the Owls' fast start, scoring two of the game's first four goals to put KSU up 3-1 at the 8:36 mark of the first quarter. After a Liberty score, the Owls countered with goals from Harrington,
Hannah Davis and Farley for a 6-2 edge with 4:10 on the clock. The Flames scored three straight to close within a score, before Harrington posted a goal at the 11:40 mark of the second quarter for a 7-5 lead. Liberty took advantage of an Owl injury to score the last four goals of the half for a 9-7 halftime advantage. After both teams traded goals to begin the third, the Flames scored three unanswered to take a 13-8 lead to go into the fourth. KSU won the fourth quarter, outscoring the visitors 4-2, but ran out of time to complete a rally.
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH LAURA MANESS
"We got off to a great start, which is exactly what we wanted. We showed up early to get a 6-2 lead in the first quarter. The seniors really pushed people all week long to prepare for this game and I thought that they showed up today. Our depth issues just caught up to us in the second and third quarter and that was a big factor in the game. I want to give a shoutout to the seniors playing in their last home game today, starting with Caroline and how excited we were for getting her 100
th goal.
Hannah Barth has been vital to our program all year and was big for us again today. Natalie, Mia and Abby all had strong games as well, contributing a goal and several assists, while our two goalies in Errin and Julia did a fantastic job today.
Zoe King also made an impact, helping us in transitioning and getting us some needed clears when we needed it.
NOTES:
-On the Owls' Senior Day, several players shined in their final home game in the Black and Gold. In addition to Farley's four goals,
Natalie Welch also scored in her final game at Fifth Third Stadium, while
Mia MacKenzie and
Abbey Behn both finished with assists as well.
-KSU's two senior goalkeepers both posted strong games, with Weiss playing 37:55 in the net while
Errin Crowe collected three saves in 22:05.
-The three-goal margin of defeat was the closest for the Owls in their seven-game series against Liberty.
NEXT TIME OUT: The Owls are on the road for an Atlantic Sun Conference contest on Wednesday, April 17 against Lindwood in a 2 p.m. game in St. Charles, Mo.
