CLEVELAND, Ga. (Mar. 6, 2021) – The Truett McConnell University women's lacrosse team won their second straight Appalachian Athletic Conference game on Saturday afternoon at the TMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex against Asbury College (18-17). The Lady Bears improved to 2-0, 2-0 AAC on the year, while the Eagles fell to 1-3, 0-1 AAC.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
Although the Eagles claimed an early lead (0-3), Holly Foster found the back of the net 10 minutes into regulation to tie it up 5-5. Carter Culverhouse scored the go-ahead goal on a free position shot two minutes later (6-5), and it was up from there as TMU got out front by as much as three (9-7). Asbury went on to tie it up two minutes before halftime (9-9) but once again, Holly Foster scored another unassisted goal to give the Lady Bears an advantage at the half (10-9).
Sophie Beach fueled the second half with a goal of her own in the first minute (11-9). After the Lady Bears got ahead by three (14-11) with 11 minutes to go in regulation, the Eagles went on a 6-1 scoring frenzy to get back out front by two (15-17). However, that would be the last time Asbury scored the rest of the way. In a matter of 37 seconds, TMU scored three back-to-back goals to clinch the win. Culverhouse scored first on a free position shot (16-17), then directly again after winning a draw (17-17), but it was Hope Foster's clutch free position goal with four seconds to go on the scoreboard that won it all (18-17).
LEADERS
Culverhouse and Hope Foster led the way with five goals and six ground balls apiece. Culverhouse also tallied 11 draw controls, while Hope Foster had five. Holly Foster led with two assists and had four goals, while Beach added three goals. Hope Foster took 11 shots, eight on goal, and Holly Foster took nine shots with five on goal. Skylar Sewell earned the win with a total of 12 impressive saves.
Overall, the Lady Bears outshot the Eagles 42-31. TMU also had 21 ground balls, in comparison to Asbury's 20.
UP NEXT
TMU will host No. 5 Reinhardt University on Wednesday, March 10, at 6:00 p.m., before hitting the road for Tennessee Wesleyan University on Wednesday, March 17.
