MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo women's lacrosse team fell to visiting Young Harris College 24-11 in the final match of the regular season April 22.
Freshman Nicole Pahnke led the Falcons (8-8 overall, 4-4 in Gulf South Conference) with three goals and one assist as she finished with four points in the match.
Sophomore Meghan Shea added two goals and one assist and sophomore Janey Johnson contributed one goal and two assists as each finished with three points in the contest.
Junior Jami Hudak scored a pair of goals in the match and is now just one point away from the 200th point of her career.
Junior Nabyl Jimenez also scored two goals, while freshman Arianna Endelmann scored one goal in the match.
Junior Georgi Griffin and sophomore Caleigh Spoon finished with one assist each.
Junior Irfana Ahmed compiled a team-high six saves.
Montevallo will now prepare for the Gulf South Conference Invitational Tournament next weekend at Young Harris, Georgia.
KEY GOALS
1st (27:11) | Freshman Nicole Pahnke scored the Falcons' first goal in the match off an assist from sophomore Meghan Shea.
1st (24:47) | Shea scored an unassisted goal minutes later to push the Falcons' lead to 2-0.
1st (24:29) | Junior Jami Hudak scored the Falcons' third goal in the match off an assist from Pahnke to give Montevallo an early 3-0 lead.
1st (23:50) | Rachel Lepine scored an unassisted goal to put Young Harris on the scoreboard for the first time.
1st (18:45) | Kendra Parenteau scored an unassisted goal to tie the match at 3-3.
1st (11:52) | Pahnke scored a goal off an assist from Johnson midway through the first half to give the Falcons a 5-4 lead, which marked their final lead in the match.
1st (0:08) | Junior Nabyl Jimenez scored a goal late in the first half to end a 8-1 scoring run by the Mountain Lions and trim the deficit to 12-7 at the break.
2nd (5:26) | Anna Luckie scored a goal off an assist from Leigh Anne Turner to cap a 9-4 scoring run by Young Harris to open the second half and give the Mountain Lions their first double-digit lead.
GAME NOTES
- Young Harris outshot the Falcons 39-23 in the match, including a 33-17 edge in shots on goal.
- The Mountain Lions held a 30-22 advantage in ground balls in the match.
- Montevallo controlled 19 draws compared to 16 draws controlled by Young Harris.
- The Falcons successfully cleared just 14 of 23 attempts, while the Mountain Lions cleared 13 of 15 attempts.
