Eagles Soar Past Phoenix to Earn Big Win

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The women's lacrosse team improved to 3-1 on Thursday with a dominant 22-1 victory over Wilson College. The result was their second win of the week after having beaten Marian University on Tuesday.

Freshman Peyton Goodrich (Reading, Pa. / Berks Catholic) led the Eagles in scoring with four on the day, while also adding two assists for a career-high six point game.

Lapp to Goodrich puts the Eagle lead at 4-0 early in the first #WingsUp #TakingFlight #GoEagles pic.twitter.com/X9L7VmCnWj

— Juniata Athletics (@JuniataEagles) March 10, 2022

Grace Gibbs (Arnold, Md. / Broadneck) finished just behind her, with five points total from two goals and three assists.

Gibbs finds Hall to put the Eagles up by 15 heading into halftime. #WingsUp #TakingFlight #GoEagles pic.twitter.com/GyQllrzJdO

— Juniata Athletics (@JuniataEagles) March 10, 2022

Contributing two goals apiece were Shayla Lapp (Lancaster, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg), Talia Bertrando (Lititz, Pa. / Warwick), Shannon Para (Alexandria, Va. / West Potomac), Kelliann Drummond (Lancaster, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg), Isabella Michener (Randolph, N.J. / Randolph), and Paige Riker (Sussex, N.J. / Vernon Township). Single goal tallies came from Samantha Hall (Irwin, Pa. / Hempfield Area), Aspen Handel (Richboro, Pa. / Bucks County), Megan McConnell (Saint Leonard, Md. / Calvert), and Kyndall Yeager (Westminster, Md. / South Carroll). Bertrando and freshman Maeve Kuser (Upperco, Md. / Hereford) would tie to lead the team in groundball pickups with three each.

Goalie Chloe Gerhard (Macungie, Pa. / Emmaus) earned her third win of the season, putting up a three-save shutout in her thirty minutes in net.

The Eagles next game will take them on the road, as they travel to take on Bridgewater College on Tuesday, March 15^th at 4:00 PM.