REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands women's lacrosse team (9-6, 5-5 SCIAC) closed out the regular season with a competitive 13-10 home loss to No. 6 Pomona-Pitzer Saturday afternoon.
It was all Sagehens in the first 13 minutes of the game with April Bryant (Danville, CA) and Emily Webster (Ladera Ranch, CA) being the lone goal scorers for the U of R and the Sagehens finding themselves in front, 5-2. Gwenyth Guico (Camano Island, WA) then found Nicole Sanders for the final tally of the first as the Bulldogs pulled themselves to within two, 5-3, after 15 minutes of action.
In the second quarter Ruby Czajkowski (Charlotte, NC) found Webster for her second of the game, which cut the deficit to three, 7-4, with 7:22 remaining in the opening half. That would be the only time Redlands found the back of the net in the quarter despite their defensive unit holding Pomona-Pitzer scoreless for the final 8:31.
In the opening four minutes of the third the Sagehens looked like they would pull away with a quick 3-0 run to extend their lead to its largest of six, 10-4. Over the final 5:26, however, Maya Weaver (Tustin, CA) assisted Webster and Cailin Walker (Portland, OR) found Bryant to make it a four-goal game heading into the final quarter.
Redlands were held scoreless for almost eight minutes and they conceded twice, but a Mallory Morrissey (Coronado, CA) goal at the 7:22 mark sparked a 3-0 surge by the Maroon and Grey. The other two goals came from Webster and Bryant, and all three goals were within a minute and 24 seconds of each other. The stretch made it 12-9 with 5:58 still to play.
Pomona-Pitzer would end the run :32 seconds after the Bryant goal and Redlands failed to score until Bryant took advantage of being up a player with 1:39 on the clock.
Bryant, Czajkowski, and Webster all had four points. They also combined for seven ground balls, two caused turnovers, and five draw controls. Jenny Quinonez Diaz (Menlo Park, CA), Ella Batarse (Porter Ranch, CA), Vanessa Flexen (Murrieta, CA), and Natalie Schumann (Murrieta, CA) added two caused turnovers and two ground balls each.
In goal Courtney Myers (Gig Harbor, WA) made 11 more saves and had two ground balls as well. It is her fifth double digit save game, and it gives her 96 this season.
The Bulldogs had already secured a spot in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Tournament coming into the game, but were waiting on seeding to determine who they would go up against in the Semi-Finals.
The Semi-Finals are set for this Wednesday, April 29 with the Bulldogs going up against No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) who beat Chapman University to wrap up the regular season.
