Franklin Springs, GA – The Emmanuel Women's Lacrosse team hosted North Greenville University tonight for their first conference matchup of the 2025 season. The Lions jumped out to an early lead and withstood a late comeback from the Trailblazers to earn the 17-11 win. With the win, the Lions improve to 2-1 on the season.
Meghan Jennings got things started for the Lions with a goal at the 14:18 mark to put the Lions up 1-0.
Paige Murphy kept the scoring going for the Lions with a goal at 10:22 to make it 2-0 and found the net again at 7:42, assisted by Jennings to put the Lions up 3-0. A goal by
Demi Czynski with 4:41 to play in the first gave the Lions a 4-0 lead. The Trailblazers answered with a goal of their own to make it 4-1, but Murphy found the net with 2:14 to play in the quarter to put the Lions up 5-1.
In the 2nd, the Lions kept their momentum going with 4 consecutive goals. Czynski found the net with 14:46 to go in the 2nd, assisted by Jennings to make it 6-1, Emmanuel.
Kristie Fisher got in on the action with a goal at the 13:55 mark, assisted by Jennings to put the Lions up 7-1 then Czynski scored again with 12:10 to play in the half, assisted by Jennings to make it 8-1. Murphy grabbed another goal at the 11:34 mark, assisted by
Taylor Schubert to push the Lions lead to 9-1. The Trailblazers made it 9-2 with 9:45 to go, but the Lions answered back with a goal from Fisher with 9:09 to play in the 2nd to make it 10-2. NGU made it 10-3 with 7:29 to go in the 2nd, but the Lions responded with a goal by Murphy at the 6:09 mark, assisted by
Mikaela Austin to bring the Lions lead to 11-3. The Trailblazers made it 11-4, but Jennings would make it 12-4 at the buzzer, assisted by Fisher.
The Lions kept the pedal on the gas in the 3rd quarter. Murphy started things off with a goal at 13:35, assisted by Fisher to make it 13-4, Lions.
Taylor Schubert got in on the action at the 12:01 mark to make it 14-4. North Greenville made it 12-5 midway through the quarter, but the Lions responded well. Murphy scored with 5:49 left in the 3rd, assisted by Czynski to put the Lions up 15-5. Fisher scored with 3:38 to play in the quarter, assisted by Jennings to make it 16-5. The Trailblazers scored to end the quarter trailing 16-6.
In the fourth, the Trailblazers scored the first three to make it 16-9. Murphy added her eighth goal of the night with 4:47 to play to put the Lions up 17-9. The Trailblazers scored the final two goals of the game to make the final score 17-11.
Paige Murphy led the way with 8 goals on the night, with
Demi Czynski and
Kristie Fisher adding 3 a piece.
Meghan Jennings led the team with 5 assists and
Emily Dawson grabbed 4 saves on the night, while
Avery Atkins picked up 2.
Next up, the Lions will host Mars Hill University on Saturday at 1PM. For more information on Emmanuel University athletics, visit goeulions.com.
