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William Peace University

Rylie Toomey Prepares for Free Position Shot
12
Winner Pfeiffer PFU-W(~1 5-0, 4-0 USAS
11
William Peace WPUWL 6-1, 2-1 USAS
Winner
Pfeiffer PFU-W(~1
5-0, 4-0 USAS
12
Final
11
William Peace WPUWL
6-1, 2-1 USAS
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Pfeiffer PFU-W(~1 8 4 12
William Peace WPUWL 2 9 11

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Strong Fight from Pacers Falls Just Short to Pfeiffer Falcons

The Basics:
  • Final Score: William Peace 11 Pfeiffer 12
  • Records: William Peace 6-1 Pfeiffer 5-0
  • Location: Raleigh, NC

How it Happened:
  • The Falcons jumped on the scoreboard just three minutes into the game with a goal by Startraya Galloway.
  • Dana Florian would score back-to-back goals to tie the game up at 2-2 with 20 minutes remaining in the first period.
  • The Falcons responded with a goal on a free position shot with 17:52 remaining.
  • Pfeiffer would control consecutive draw controls as their attackmen pressured onward going on a 5-0 run.
  • At the half, the Pacers would trail, 8-2.
  • The Falcons opened the second period with a goal in the first three minutes of action.
  • The Pacers found their spark with goals from Rylie Toomey and Dana Florian giving a boost with 25 minutes remaining to trail, 9-5.  
  • In a man-down situation, the Falcons scored on a quick run downfield.
  • Allison Schaper would score her first goal of the game with 20 mintues remaining, cutting the Falcon lead to four.
  • On a break away downfield, Keisha Gills found Rylie Toomey for her second goal of the night. The Pacers would cut the Falcon lead to three (10-7). Toomey scored a hat trick on the following possession as the Pacers trailed, 10-8.
  • Anne Evans cut the Falcon lead to one with a late goal with ten minutes remaining.
  • The Falcons would score two goals after 24 minutes of Pacer offensive runs, pushing forward, 12-9.
  • Dana Florian scored with five minutes remaining, cutting the Falcon lead to two.
  • A free position shot from Allison Schaper brought the Pacers within one with 44 seconds left on the clock. A final attempt at the tie would be saved by Falcon goalie, Sam Hanlon for her 22nd save of the night, as the Falcons would run down the clock for the 12-11 win.

Pacer Top Performers:
For the Foes:
  • Meagan Bourque finished with 4 goals and 5 draw controls.
  • Hailey Metzger finished with 3 goals and 2 assists.
  • Meredith Manson and Startraya Galloway finished with two goals.
  • Sam Hanlon finished with 22 saves in net.

Stats of the Game:
  • The Pacers out-shot the Falcons, 42-19.
  • Pfeiffer finished with 29 turnovers to the Pacers' 25.

What's Next?
The Pacers are back in action on Saturday, March 23 against Averett University. WPU takes on the Cougars in Danville, VA at 1:00 p.m.
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