LAKELAND, Fla. – The fourth-ranked Embry-Riddle women's lacrosse team suffered its first Sunshine State Conference loss of the season on Wednesday, falling to third-ranked Florida Southern on the road.
Records
Embry-Riddle: 13-2, 4-1 SSC
Florida Southern: 14-1, 4-1 SSC
Notable Performances
Callison Foreman: 3 pts, 2g, 1a
Samantha Reich: 2 pts, 2g
First Quarter
• Turnovers hampered the Eagles in the first quarter as they had nine miscues compared to just four turnovers by FSC.
• The Lady Mocs got out to a quick start scoring the first two goals of the game inside the first four minutes of play.
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Caitlin Gavin put the Eagles on the board with an unassisted goal at the 10:06 mark.
• After the Lady Moccasins got their third goal, Foreman found
Natalie Jansky for the Eagles' second score of the day.
• The Eagles had an opportunity to add to their tally on a free position attempt but the shot missed the mark and FSC got the final goal of the quarter to lead 4-2.
Second Quarter
• The Lady Mocs owned the second period, outshooting the Eagles 11-2.
• Both teams struggled to take care of the ball with Eagles committing eight turnovers and the Moccasins turning the ball over six times.
• Florida Southern outscored the Eagles 3-1 in the second period with all four goals coming within the last seven minutes.
Third Quarter
• The third quarter saw the teams register three shots on goal apiece.
• The Eagles connected on two of those attempts, while the Moccasins converted on all three shots on frame to extend their lead to 10-5.
Fourth Quarter
• Florida Southern scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter.
• Jansky won the next draw for the Eagles and that led to a free position goal by Reich.
• Just over two minutes later, the Eagles put the ball in the back of the net again, this time from the stick of
Eliana Enners.
• The Eagle defense held Florida Southern to just one goal in the last 9:50, but the offense managed just one more score resulting in the 13-8 final.
UP NEXT
The Eagles return to the ERAU Lacrosse Field on Saturday for a noon game against No. 20 Florida Tech.
