Buckhannon, WV. -- Saturday afternoon the Malone University Women's Lacrosse team took the field for the first time in program history. They traveled to West Virginia to take on the West Virginia Wesleyan College Bobcats

The Pioneers led wire-to-wire and secured the programs 1st win by a final score of 10-6.

THE ESSENTIALS

• Final Score: Malone University Pioneers 10 - WVWC Bobcats 6
• Records: Malone (1-0, 0-0 G-MAC) WVWC Bobcats (0-2, 0-0 MEC)
• Location: Buckhannon, WV 

THE GAME
The Lady Pioneers set the tone early as the electric Freshman Abbey Burns found the back of the net just five minutes into the match, scoring the programs first ever goal. Just minutes later Burns received a pass from Jorjia Meza and put the Pioneers up 2-0. The Bobcats fired back to cut the lead to one heading into the second. 

The second period was a defensive battle as both sides struggled to make any headway. The Pioneers scored the only points of the period just 38 seconds apart as Emma Weintz and Jorjia Meza each tallied their first goals to leave the Pioneers up 4-1 at the half.

Each team came out of the half with a purpose as both sides tallied a pair of goals within the first six minutes of the 3rd quarter. Following a third Bobcat goal that cut the deficit to two, the Pioneers took control. Burns torched the defense for her fourth goal of the day. Olivia Marcantonio and Seanna McDougall each ripped twine for the first time as Malone found themselves ahead 9-4 through three. 

Burns opened the 4th with her fifth and final goal. The Bobcats attempted a final comeback as they netted two more, but their efforts fell short. As the clock hit all zeros, the elated Lady Pioneers celebrated their hard fought 10-6 victory. 


DETAILS

• Abbey Burns tallied 5 goals and 1 assist leaving her with a team high 6 points. Jorjia Mesa followed suit with 1 goal and a pair of assists, leaving her with 3 points. 
• Maria Fusillo tallied her 1st career point with an assist on Meza's 2nd quarter goal
• Burns led the way defensively with 8 caused turnovers. Seanna McDougall had 11 ground balls, she was followed by Meza with 10. 
• Sommer-Jo Grieser dominated between the pipes for the Pioneers. She secured 12 saves finishing with a .667 save percentage and the W. 

WHAT'S NEXT
The Lady Pioneers head to Montevallo, Alabama on Tuesday, March 5th to take on the University of Montevallo at 5:00pm EST.

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