Warner Women’s Lacrosse Wins First Home Game in History 13-8 Over the Bulldogs; Lake Wales’ Bailey Dykes 7G/2A
Palm Harbor alum Vanessa Lynch 3G/1A, Land O’Lakes alum Abbie Petrillo 2G in win
via Warner press release/website, by Graduate Assistant Armando Rivera-Munoz
LAKE WALES, FL- The Royals looked for their fifth win of the season as they faced off against the Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs.
The Royals found themselves trailing early on in this match by a score of three to nothing but would showcase the strong fight that they’ve had all season as an unassisted goal of Bailey Dykes would give the Royals their first goal of the match quickly followed by an unassisted goal by Abby Petrillo cutting the lead to one. Dykes would score her second goal of the match due to an assist from Vanessa Lynch and few seconds later Petrillo would score giving the Royals the lead. After a back and forth first quarter, the score was even at 4. The Royals would score three goals in the 2nd quarter courtesy of two unassisted goals by Dykes and Lynch and with 5:18 on the clock, Monserrat Anaya-Lopez would find an open Lynch giving the Royals a 7-4 lead. Coming off halftime, the Bulldogs would continue to fight as they would score, cutting the Royals lead down by one. Dykes would strike again with 4:40 in the third scoring an unassisted goal bringing the Royals up by two. In the final quarter, Dykes would score three more times as her total in this game would be a total of 9 throughout the entire match. The Royals would get another unassisted goal from Lynch and with time winding down Elizabeth Hayn would score the final goal securing the Royals victory by a score of 13-8. The Royals look forward to their next match as they face off against Siena Heights University on March 4th at 5:00 PM.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Warner University vs Tennessee Wesleyan University
FINAL: Royals 13, Bulldogs 8
RECORDS: Royals (5-1), Bulldogs (1-6)
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
- Bailey Dykes had a dominant performance making 9 goals in 11 attempts
- Vanessa Lynch scored 4 goals with an assist for the Royals
- The Royals led the match with their draw control as it was 18-6 against their opponents
UP NEXT:
The Royals look forward to their next match as they face off against Siena Heights University on March 4th at 5:00 PM.