SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Sewanee women's lacrosse team improved its record to 11-3 Friday night with a 27-19 win over Birmingham-Southern after getting out to an early 6-0 lead. The Tigers led the Panthers of 'Southern 12-7 at the half. Eighteen of Sewanee's 27 goals were assisted and
Meg Welton (Germantown, Tenn., Houston) led the Tiger charge with a 100% shooting percentage for seven goals on seven shots. She also won 12 draw controls and caused four turnovers. Welton has 46 goals so far this year.
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Steffi Renninger (Darnestown, Md., Sidwell Friends) also contributed four goals for Sewanee and had four assists.
Amy Nusbaum (Norfolk, Va., Norfolk Academy) and
Theresa Monypeny (Memphis, Tenn., Hutchinson) split time in goal in the Sewanee win. Stephanie Gove and Lindsay Griffin led the Panthers with five goals apiece and Katie Bates took the loss in goal.
Both teams had 38 shots in the game and Sewanee had a .710 shooting percentage. Sewanee had 20 ground balls compared to 18 for the Panthers. Each team had 24 draw controls.
Sewanee is now 11-3 and will host LaGrange and Dallas next weekend. Birmingham-Southern falls to 10-3 with the loss.