LAKELAND, Fla. - No. 7 Florida Southern College women's lacrosse opened up the 2022 campaign with a 19-13 win over No. 23 Saint Leo Wednesday night at Berend Field in the Barnett Athletic Complex.
Patricia Werker got the start in goal for the Moccasins (1-0) and played the full 60 minutes making eight saves to earn a win to open up her senior campaign.
Florida Southern saw six players scatter 19 shots into the back of the net Wednesday night in the home opener, where the Mocs finished with 24 shots-on-goal as a team.
Brenna Smith finished the night as the team leader with five goals on nine total shots, six of those landing on frame.
Hailey Daleo and
Lizzy Lynch both added four goals for FSC where Lynch led the team in assists with three for seven-game points. Daleo was second on the team with two assists for six points as three other players found the back of the net twice.
Madison Tare,
Ellie Griffin, and
Abby McFerren each scored two goals in the win over the Lions (0-1) at home.
Florida Southern used a two-goal advantage in the first quarter and a four-goal advantage in the third to grab the win. The two teams were even in goals in the second and fourth quarters where the Mocs came out on top 19-13.
Madison Tare opened up the 2022 scoring with a goal from
Lizzy Lynch. Saint Leo quickly tied things back up but back-to-back goals for the Mocs,
Hailey Daleo and Tare, pushed the Red and White out to a 3-1 lead. Florida Southern claimed a 6-2 lead before SLU closed the opening quarter with a pair of goals, 6-4 FSC.
Four goals would be scored in the second quarter with the Mocs sandwiching a pair of Saint Leo goals to make it an 8-6 halftime score.
Brenna Smith would be credited with both goals in the period for FSC.
Florida Southern used seven goals in the third to distance itself from Saint Leo. Lynch capped off her night of scoring with three in the third while Daleo, Smith, and
Ellie Griffin all joined in the scoring.
The Moccasins closed the night with four goals in the fourth opening up the period with a goal from Daleo. The Lions would answer just over a minute after to make it 16-10. Three straight goals would push the advantage for the Mocs to nine, 19-10, before Saint Leo closed the game with three straight of its own.
Up Next
No. 7 Florida Southern will look to its next game on Feb. 27 against no. 3 Queens of Charlotte at home, in the Barnett Athletic Complex at Berend Field.
