Eagles Wins 6th-Straight with Win over Life 12-8

Waleska, GA – #2 RU women's lacrosse hosted the #6 Running Eagles of Life University on Wednesday night. The RU Eagles ultimately came out on top with the final score of 12-8. 

Reinhardt came out with a lot of energy and got their sticks going quick as 3 different  players were able to get a score in the first few minutes of the game to go up 3-0. After a slower start, Life started to fight back as they answered with 2 goals of their own. Following was back-to-back scoring from both teams, including 2 from RU's Anna-Marie Gazzo, to put the Eagles up 5-4. In the 2^nd quarter, Jillian Mello scored 2 goals effortlessly to help extend on RU's lead of 7-5. In the 3^rd, each team scored 1 goal as RU remained to have the lead of 2. Finally, in the 4^th, Life was able to put one through the net early to close out the lead to just 1, but then Reinhardt turned it on as they went on a scoring spree with 4 more goals with the final score being 12-8.  

Offensively, Mia Griswold and Anna-Marie Gazzo led the way, each tallying 3 goals and 1 assists. Shelby O'Neil also played a great game with 2 goals and 3 assists. Kelsey Sowa had 5 draw-controls and picked up 4 ground-balls, while Griswold had 4 draw-controls and picked up 6 ground-balls. Defensively, Ashley Steele caused 3 Life turnovers, while Madison Hasty was the winning goalie with 7 total saves.  

The Eagles now sit with a 6-1 record overall. The next game will be an away game at Montreat College next Saturday, March 16^th, at 1pm. 

 Team Comparison:

Goals: 12-8 RU

Shots: 32-21 RU

Shots on Goals: 28-15 RU

Draw Controls: 13-10 RU

Ground Balls: 33-27 RU

Saves: 16-7 LU

Clears: 26-29 - 27-32 RU

Fouls: 12-10 LU

Penalties: 7-2 RU

Turnovers: 14-10 RU

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