Coker Shuts Down Southern Wesleyan in Celebration of Senior Day

Hartsville, SC - The Coker University Women's Lacrosse Team defeated Southern Wesleyan in honor of their graduating seniors on Tuesday (April 18).

A quick start from the Warriors, Yael Echeverria was the first to score during the game and get things rolling. Not long after Hailey Morgan and Amariah Lawson took a one point lead for the Cobras at a score of 2-1. In response, Yael Echeverria kept it going for Southern Wesleyan and took her second goal of the night. Despite a head to head battle in the beginning, Coker took off with goals from Abby Gross, Amanda Arguello, Hailey Morgan, Mia Macmillan, and Madeline Hart to take their lead up by seven goals. Starting off the second quarter, Anita Rene-Rhodes picked up her first goal of the night and took the Cobras lead down to six. The Cobras continued their high energy and took control of the game despite Southern Wesleyan continuing to battle back. Going into half time, Coker had taken a lead of eight points and had no intention of slowing down.

Madeline Hart jumped into action from the beginning of the third quarter, puttinig up her fourth goal withing five minutes of the second half. The Warriors added on another two goals but Coker remained unphased as Amariah Lawson, Madeline Hart, and Amanda Arguello closed out the thrid quarter. The Cobras went into the fourth quarter at a score of 19-8 and kept their momentum going. Amanda Arguello registered another goal to kick off the fourth quarter and was closely followed by Ashley Cockrell who landed her first goal of the night. The Cobras finished the game on a high note and took the Warriors down witha 21-9 score. 

Out of the 33 shots, Coker landed 28 of those on goal and picked up 10 assists throughout the game. The Cobras collected 18 ground balls for the night, went 12-14 on clears, and 4-7 on free position shots. 

Zoe Cotheran played all 60 minutes between the pipes and posted a total of 6 saves out of 15 shots. 

The Cobras wrapped up their 2022-23 season aganist Southern Wesleyan and will be returning in the fall for the 2023-24 school year.