REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands women's lacrosse team (5-2, 2-1 SCIAC) used a big second half to secure a 14-7 win over Chapman University Saturday afternoon at Farquhar Field.
The Bulldogs got off to a fast start with Emily Webster (Ladera Ranch, CA), April Bryant (Danville, CA), and Ella Batarse (Porter Ranch, CA) giving them a 3-0 advantage after seven minutes of action.
Chapman, though, came back with five of the next six goals taking a 5-4 lead and swinging the momentum with 6:52 to play in the opening half.
After four minutes with no goals generated, UR's Cailin Walker (Portland, OR) found the back of the net with a player advantage goal, which sparked a 3-0 run the rest of the half giving Redlands a 7-5 lead at the break. The other two goals came from Gwenyth Guico (Camano Island, WA) and Nicole Sanders (Tustin, CA).
Coming out of the half Redlands Head Coach Sean Hansen made some adjustments and it paid off because the Bulldogs started clicking on both ends of the field. Sanders found Mallory Morrissey (Coronado, CA) pushing the lead to 8-5 before the Panthers responded.
That Chapman goal, however, would be their last for almost 19 minutes as Redlands scored five unanswered to take a commanding 13-6 lead with 7:31 remaining in the game. Guico and Bryant each had a pair of goals, while Webster tallied her second of the game during the stretch.
Following the Panthers' seventh goal, Guico got inside and converted after collecting a ground ball in front of the keeper to push her total to four.
Courtney Myers (Gig Harbor, WA) had another strong game between the posts with eight saves and a game-high six ground balls. Sophia Simonds (Livermore, CA) added three ground balls and three caused turnovers as well. Natalie Schumann (Murrieta, CA) and Maya Weaver (Tustin, CA) tacked on five more caused turnovers to the Bulldogs' total.
Offensively Bryant and Guico each had four goals. Sanders scored once and assisted on another two. Webster maintained her goal-scoring streak, which now sits at 26 games, giving her sole possession of the second-longest streak in program history.
The Bulldogs head to Thousand Oaks to face off with California Lutheran University next Saturday, March 21 beginning at 11:00 a.m.
