MONTREAT, N.C. (Apr. 10, 2021) – The Truett McConnell University women's lacrosse team traveled to Montreat College on Saturday to wrap up their regular season with an Appalachian Athletic Conference win over the Cavs (15-14). The Lady Bears finished 4-4, 4-4 AAC, while the Cavs fell to 5-8, 2-6 AAC.
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
It only took just over a minute for Sophie Beach to net the first goal for the Lady Bears (1-0) after a draw control by Cameron Lee. Three minutes later, Hope Foster scored again for TMU off of a free position shot (2-0). Holly Foster scored another less than two minutes later (3-0) before Montreat scored their first goal 20 seconds later (3-1). Beach fueled another 3-0 scoring run for the Lady Bears (6-1) before the Cavs inched in by two (7-5). Both teams scored once more before halftime to put the Lady Bears at a two-goal advantage (8-6).
 
The Cavs went on to outscore in the second half (7-8), although it proved not enough in the end. Montreat opened the second half with a three-goal frenzy to take the lead (8-9), but it was short lived as Carter Culverhouse tied it up with an unassisted goal of her own (9-9). Samantha Camp put the Lady Bears out front again (10-9) but once again, Montreat matched it (10-10). One man up, Hope Foster fired the go-ahead goal (11-10). Culverhouse scored another on a free position shot (12-10), Lee scored an assisted goal by Holly Foster (13-10), Beach scored an assisted goal from Lee (14-10) and Hope Foster capped off the Lady Bears' scoring with her sixth goal of the game (15-10). The final 11 minutes of regulation saw the Cavs rally to score four unanswered goals to get within one of TMU with 18 seconds remaining (15-14), but it was not enough as TMU ultimately clinched the win by a slim margin.
 
LEADERS
Overall, TMU outshot the Cavs 39-25. TMU also had 18 draw controls, while Montreat had 11. The Lady Bears were individually led by Hope Foster with six goals and 14 shots, 12 on target. Foster also had six draw controls and two ground balls. Culverhouse and Beach followed with three goals apiece and six shot apiece. Culverhouse also had three ground balls. Goalkeeper Skylar Sewell earned the win with five saves.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Bears will now look to postseason play in the AAC Tournament, which is set to begin Thursday, Apr. 15. TMU's opening round opponent is to be determined.