Coker Women’s Lacrosse Falls to Lenoir-Rhyne in Conference Opener

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker University women's lacrosse team fell to Lenoir-Rhyne 18-10 in its first conference game of the season on Wednesday (Mar. 3).

Lenoir-Rhyne took a 2-0 lead through the first five minutes, before Gabby Jessup got the Cobras on the board nine minutes into the half. Lenoir-Rhyne scored five consecutive goals, before Alexis Zegan stopped the streak with a free position goal with 15 minutes to play in the half. Her shot prompted a 4-0 run for the Cobras as Hannah Shuren and Meagan Gallagher added to the scoring column to make it a two-goal game at 7-5. Alyssa Baronella-O'Toole scored another free position goal of the half in the final two minutes after a goal from Lenoir-Rhyne. Makenzie Stroup did the same in the final 32 seconds of the first half.

The Bears surged to an 8-0 run to start the second half. Baronella-O'Toole stopped the run with two straight goals five minutes apart. Shuren scored the final goal of the game.

Baronella-O'Toole and Shuren combined for a team-leading six goals. Amariah Lawson led Coker with three caused turnovers and three ground balls. Jessup and Shuren recorded an assist each. Abby Kellner finished the game with five saves.

The Cobras return to action on Wednesday (Mar. 10) as they host Newberry at 3:00 p.m. Video and live stats for the game will be available at www.cokercobras.com.

McDonald's Player of the Game – Alyssa Baronella-O'Toole.