RUTHERFORD, New Jersey -- The Lake Erie women's lacrosse team achieved their second win of the season against the Felician University Golden Falcons, 14-13. Battling the entire match, the Storm forced an overtime that would end with freshman
Madelyn Goodrichs' seventh goal of the day. The Storm now sit at a 2-2 record overall.
The game started with an unassisted goal from Goodrich early in the first period. Graduate student
Cynthia Saxby scored shortly after, from junior
Cassidy Bourne. The Golden Falcons were able to tie it up at 2-2, before Goodrich scored again from sophomore
Shannon Smith. Smith then got her own goal at the end of the first, from Bourne. Lake Erie held a 4-2 lead going into the second period.
After Felician was able to bring the score to 4-3, sophomore
Allie Smith found the back of the net from Bourne. The Storm kept it going with an unassisted goal from junior
Emma Rhoades. Rhoades scored again toward the end of the period to make it 7-5, after some Golden Falcon goals. The period ended in a 7-7 tie.
Felician scored the first goal of the second half, yet the duo of Smith and Bourne had a response to tie it up 8-8. Goodrich then put away back to back goals, one unassisted and one from Bourne, to give Lake Erie the 10-8 lead. Felician scored late in the third to make it 10-9, with the Storm still ahead.
The Golden Falcons tied it up at 10-10, prior to Goodrich scoring another goal from Bourne in the fourth period. The lead was furthered by another goal from Smith and Bourne, to make it 12-10. Felician then went on a short scoring run to give them the lead of 13-12. Goodrich continued her career high game in goals with an unassisted goal at the end of the fourth to force overtime.
Going into overtime tied at 13-13, Goodrich wrapped up the match with a goal from Bourne. Goodrich finished the day with seven goals, marking her career high. Bourne achieved her career high in assists, finishing with eight assists. Saxby and freshman goalie
Ainsley Sutter both picked up three ground balls. Sutter was in the goal for the Storm, recording eight saves.
The Storm look to continue their winning streak at home on Saturday, March 11th against Edinboro at 1:00 PM.