FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GA- The Emmanuel Women's Lacrosse team hosted Shorter this afternoon, looking to keep their win streak alive. The Lions got off to a quick start and controlled the pace the whole game, defeating the Hawks 20-8.
Paige Murphy picked up where she left off scoring with 11:56 to play in the first to make it 1-0 Lions.
Mikaela Austin got in on the action at the 9:37 mark, assisted by Murphy to make it 2-0 Lions. Shorter scored a goal in the eighth minute to cut the Lions lead to one, but Emmanuel responded quickly with a goal by
Lauren Kuschel to give the Lions a 3-1 lead. Murphy added another for the Lions with 7 minutes to go in the 1
st, assisted by Kuschel, to give the Lions a 4-1 lead. Kuschel scored a second time in the 5
th minute to make it 5-1. Murphy added her third goal of the day at the 4:11 mark, assisted by Kuschel to make it 6-1 Emmanuel.
In the second, Shorter started things off with a goal to cut the lead to 6-2, but Murphy answered with back-to-back goals in the 12
th minute of the 2
nd, the second assisted by
Kristie Fisher, to make it 8-2 Lions. Shorter would add a goal in the 9
th minute to make it 8-3,
Kristie Fisher would score once at 9:27, assisted by Murphy and again at 8:44, assisted by Kuschel to make it 10-3 Emmanuel. Shorter would get one back to make it 10-4, but Murphy would respond with another goal at 4:23, assisted by
Meghan Jennings to make it 11-4. Shorter made it 11-5 with a goal with 45 seconds to play in the 2
nd period, but Kuschel would respond with a goal with 3 seconds left to give the Lions a 12-5 lead.
In the third, Murphy scored her seventh of the day at 14:01 assisted by Kuschel to make it 13-5. Austin added another goal for Emmanuel with 8:48 to play in the third, assisted by Fisher to make it 14-5. Fisher scored with 8:05 to play in the third, assisted by Kuschel to make it 15-5. Shorter added a goal with 6 minutes to go to make it 15-6. Austin would respond with another goal, assisted by Fisher with 3 minutes to play to give the Lions a 16-6 lead. Jennings would add onto the Lions lead, with a goal with 53 seconds to play in the 3
rd, 17-6 Lions.
In the fourth, Shorter started things off with a goal in the 13
th minute to make it 18-7. They added another in the 11
th minute to make the score 17-8. Murphy would score her eighth goal of the afternoon with 6:20 to play to give the Lions a 18-8 lead. Austin would finish the night off with two more goals, one assisted by Murphy, to give the Lions a 20-8 victory.
Paige Murphy led the way with eight goals and three assists, while
Mikaela Austin contributed five goals. Lauren Kushel added five assists and three goals to the stat line.
Next up, the Lions will host Emory and Henry on Saturday at noon!
For more information on Emmanuel University athletics, visit goeulions.com.
