CHARLESTON, West Virginia—
Julia Bates (East Lyme, Conn. / East Lyme) scored the golden goal as Mount Union's women's lacrosse team defeated Charleston 13-12 in overtime Saturday morning.
The Purple Raiders (2-0) were led by Bates who had a team-high four goals.
Madi Karr (Newark, Del. / Newark Charter) and
Mackenzie Kolstad (Victor, N.Y. / Victor Senior) each had two goals and two assists.
Sam Karr (Newark, Del. / Newark Charter) scored three goals and
Katie Clark (Hudson / Walsh Jesuit) had two assists with a goal.
Abby Lindkvist (Greenlawn, N.Y. / Harborfields) was in goal making nine saves while
Leah Shutts (Amherst, N.Y. / Amherst Central) led the team in ground balls with six and caused turnovers with four.
Charleston (0-3) was led by a game-high five goals from Tess Yuhas.
The game started with a back-and-forth battle as the teams were tied at 3 and 5 after the first and second quarter.
Charleston outscored Mount Union 5-1 in the third period and took a 10-6 lead into the final quarter.
Mount Union then responded with five straight goals to take a 11-10 lead with 5:16 remaining. Charleston then responded with a goal with 2:42 but
Sam Karr found the back of the net with 2:03 remaining. Charleston tied the game up with 1:16 as both teams had shots at the end of the quarter, but neither could convert. The Raiders then found the back of the net with a goal from Bates to take the victory.
Mount Union now has its home opener on Thursday, March 2nd at 7 p.m. against Hope College.
