Julie Kendall
Sports Editor
The Wooster women’s lacrosse team racked up three more wins last week, boosting their overall record to 8-3-1 (1-1 NCAC). The Scots hosted Otterbein University on Thursday, April 5, and crushed the Cardinals in a decisive 21-6 victory.
The Scots’ offense came fast out of the gate, jumping ahead to a 7-0 lead within the first 10 minutes of action. With an additional seven goals in the first half, the Scots secured a comfortable 14-3 lead at the half. Wooster maintained their dominance in the second half, scoring six unanswered goals before the Cardinals produced a mere three additional points late in the game.
Pacing the Scots’ prolific offense was Madison Carey ’12, who scored three goals and provided six assists to bring her career points total to 200. She is one of only seven players in team history to reach this milestone, and is currently ranked seventh in goals and fifth in assists.
In addition to Carey, 11 other players contributed to the team’s offensive productivity, including Clare Nelson-Johnson ’13 who had three goals and three assists. Emily Johnson ’12 brought two goals and two assists, while Jaqueline Wallat ’12, Eliza Perry ’14, Shelby Stone ’15 and Ashley Parry ’15 supplied three points apiece.
Isabel Baylor ’12 led the defensive effort with four groundballs and three forced turnovers. Goalkeepers Shawna Ferris ’13 and Sarah Ragosta ’14 registered three and two saves, respectively.
The Scots enjoyed their second runaway victory of the week on Saturday, when they outscored the Centre College Colonels 17-7 at home. Wooster again dominated the first half, putting together a streak of 10 unanswered goals and finishing the half with a 12-point lead. Their opponents were slightly more competitive in the second period against some of Wooster’s substitute players, but were unable to close the gap.
Their winning streak continued Tuesday night when the Scots defeated Oberlin College 18-8 at home. Perry led the scoring effort with three goals and three assists, while Nelson-Johnson, Wallat and Stone each contributed three goals.
The Scots will look ahead to a slate of four conference matchups this month, starting with tomorrow’s away game at Kenyon College.
The men’s lacrosse team played at Ohio Wesleyan University on Friday, losing to the Bishops 10-5 when they failed to generate a strong offense in the second half of the game.
After giving up the first score to Ohio Wesleyan, the Scots earned an early-game lead with back-to-back unassisted goals by Pat Henderson ’15. The match was closely contested at first, with the score tied 4-4 late into the second quarter, before the Bishops recaptured the lead, ending the half with a two-point advantage. After a nine-minute scoreless interlude to start the second half, Ohio Wesleyan put together a three-goal run in the third quarter, securing their victory by allowing Wooster to score only once more in the game.
The loss to Ohio Wesleyan dropped the men’s record to 5-6 (0-2 NCAC). Their final home game was played Wednesday at Oberlin after press time. The Scots play next at Otterbein University next Wednesday, April 18.
