#11 Saints Take Down Bearcats to Become GSC Regular Season Champs
via Flagler press release, by Grace Schwab
GREENWOOD, S.C. – Lexie Morton broke No. 11 (IWLCA Division II Top 25 poll) Flagler College’s program record for most goals scored in a single game with seven in their 21-16 Gulf South Conference win over Lander University.
The win was the Saints 12th win in a row bringing them to 15-1 overall and making them undefeated (6-0) in conference play and in turn GSC regular season champions.
Carley Tepel and Morton scored back-to-back goals near the end of the first half to give Flagler an 11-9 lead and the Saints would not trail again.
The Bearcats now sit 10-6 overall and 4-2 in GSC play. Although they were outscored in the end, Kelly Brooke had a stellar performance for the Bearcats, scoring six goals.
Tepel shined offensively for the Saints with five goals. Ella Pinder stood out with eight draw controls. Defensive stars for the Saints included Jenn Seebach with four ground balls, as well as Morton and Kaelyn Figueras causing two turnovers each. Lauren Ribadeneira managed to make eight saves while in goal for the Saints as well.
The Saints will now host the GSC Tournament next weekend with semifinal games taking place on April 28. Flagler opens the tournament at 11 a.m. against Lee University in the first semifinal at the Flagler Lacrosse Field. The other semifinal will be played at 3 p.m. against The University of Alabama in Huntsville and Lander. The winners of those semifinal game will meet in the tournament final on Sunday (April 30) at noon.
Scoring Summary
1st Period | FLG | LAN | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
13:46 | FLG – Lexie Morton | 1 | 0 | |
13:15 | FLG – Sophia DeSimone Assisted by Ella Pinder | 2 | 0 | |
12:33 | LANDER – Brooke Kelly Assisted by Alyssa Suchan | 2 | 1 | |
11:00 | LANDER – Alyssa Suchan | 2 | 2 | |
08:54 | FLG – Lexie Morton | 3 | 2 | |
08:03 | LANDER – Emmy Peterson | 3 | 3 | |
06:51 | LANDER – Brooke Kelly Assisted by Izzy Olson | 3 | 4 | |
06:00 | LANDER – Mickey Burnett Assisted by Emmy Peterson | 3 | 5 | |
04:54 | FLG – Carly LaFerriere | 4 | 5 | |
04:20 | LANDER – Kasey Bronco Assisted by Alyssa Suchan | 4 | 6 | |
03:09 | FLG – Sydney Onega Assisted by Kate Piscopo | 5 | 6 | |
01:12 | LANDER – Mickey Burnett | 5 | 7 | |
2nd Period | FLG | LAN | ||
13:09 | FLG – Lexie Morton | 6 | 7 | |
12:11 | FLG – Carley Tepel | 7 | 7 | |
11:03 | FLG – Claudia Tanksley | 8 | 7 | |
10:20 | LANDER – Alyssa Suchan | 8 | 8 | |
09:06 | FLG – Lexie Morton | 9 | 8 | |
08:18 | LANDER – Brooke Kelly | 9 | 9 | |
06:48 | FLG – Carley Tepel | 10 | 9 | |
05:00 | FLG – Lexie Morton | 11 | 9 | |
3rd Period | FLG | LAN | ||
14:09 | LANDER – Mickey Burnett Assisted by Emmy Peterson | 11 | 10 | |
12:56 | FLG – Carly LaFerriere | 12 | 10 | |
11:54 | FLG – Carley Tepel Assisted by Lexie Morton | 13 | 10 | |
11:32 | FLG – Katelyn Trainor | 14 | 10 | |
09:47 | FLG – Sophia DeSimone | 15 | 10 | |
07:06 | FLG – Lexie Morton | 16 | 10 | |
06:05 | FLG – Ella Pinder | 17 | 10 | |
03:12 | LANDER – Brooke Kelly | 17 | 11 | |
00:30 | LANDER – Emmy Peterson | 17 | 12 | |
4th Period | FLG | LAN | ||
13:05 | LANDER – Brooke Kelly Assisted by Emmy Peterson | 17 | 13 | |
11:55 | LANDER – Brooke Kelly | 17 | 14 | |
11:08 | FLG – Carley Tepel | 18 | 14 | |
07:59 | FLG – Lexie Morton | 19 | 14 | |
06:57 | LANDER – Alyssa Suchan | 19 | 15 | |
06:07 | FLG – Carley Tepel Assisted by Lexie Morton | 20 | 15 | |
03:41 | FLG – Sydney Onega Assisted by Macy Schmidt | 21 | 15 | |
02:35 | LANDER – Emmy Peterson | 21 | 16 |