GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Baldwin Wallace University women's lacrosse team faced Grove City (Pa.) College in the season opener for a non-conference contest on the Robert E. Thorn Field. The Yellow Jackets (1-0) outscored the Wolverines (0-2) 9-4 in the second half to earn the big season-opening win by a 14-8 final score.
BW was led by sophomore attack/midfielder Lily Tope (Delaware/Hayes) as she finished with a team-high five points, notching two goals and three assists. Sophomore attack Lauren Getchey (Perrysburg) totaled a career and team-high four goals. Senior Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference attack Sophia Leuma (Bloomington, Minn./Thomas Jefferson) also added four points with two goals and two assists.
1st Quarter
13:12 - Goal by Grove City's Basham, free position
12:50 – Goal by BW's sophomore midfielder Taylor Miklos (Brunswick), assisted by junior attack Lexy Conway (Wooster)
9:40 – Yellow Jackets goal by senior All-OAC midfielder Kaitlyn Hradek (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls), assisted by freshman attack Carley House (Hilliard/Darby)
6:30 – Goal by BW's junior All-OAC midfielder Deanna Loukas (Tuckahoe, N.Y./Eastchester), assisted by Leuma (3-1)
5:40 – Grove City goal by Nazigian
3:38 – Goal by the Wolverines' Nazigian (3-3)
2nd Quarter
8:23 – Goal by BW's Miklos
2:26 – Yellow Jackets goal by Loukas, assisted by Leuma (5-3)
:49 – Grove City goal by Rowell, free position (5-4)
3rd Quarter
13:30 – Wolverines goal by Nazigian (5-5)
11:15 – BW goal by Miklos, free position
10:47 – Yellow Jackets goal by Tope (7-5)
8:04 – Goal by BW's Getchey
5:08 – Grove City goal by Dunda
:20 – BW goal by Getchey (9-6)
4th Quarter
8:46 – Yellow Jackets goal by Getchey, assisted by Tope
7:14 – Grove City goal by Nazigian, assisted by Rowell
6:10 – Goal by BW's Leuma, assisted by Tope (11-7)
4:14 – BW goal by Tope
2:04 – Goal by Yellow Jackets' Leuma (13-7)
:42 – BW goal by Getchey, assisted by Tope (14-7)
:24 – Grove City goal by Nazigian
Freshman goalkeeper Caroline Potteiger (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) totaled 13 saves.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Wednesday, March 1 in the home opener and Commitment Day, hosting Ohio Wesleyan University. The game is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. on the Tressel Field inside of the George Finnie Stadium.