MONTEVALLO, Ala.  – The University of Montevallo women's lacrosse team clinched a sweep of visiting Shorter University this season following a 18-7 win over the Hawks in a Gulf South Conference match April 7.

Junior Jami Hudak and freshman Nicole Pahnke scored five goals each in the victory for the Falcons, who improved to 8-6 overall and 3-3 in conference play.

Hudak also contributed two assists.

Freshman Caleigh Spoon registered three goals and one assist. Sophomore Meghan Shea finished with two goals.

Sophomore Janey Johnson, who contributed a team-high five assists, sophomore Alyssa Kaminski and freshman Julia Atkinson chipped in one goal each.

Junior Irfana Ahmed finished with 12 saves in the match.

KEY GOALS

1st (29:16) | McKinley Puckett scored the first goal less than one minute into the contest to give the Hawks their only lead in the match.

1st (24:49) | Junior Jami Hudak scored the Falcons' first goal off an assist from sophomore Alyssa Kaminski to tie the contest at 1-1.

1st (19:45) | Freshman Julia Atkinson scored a goal off an assist from sophomore Janey Johnson to cap a 4-0 scoring run by the Falcons and give Montevallo a 4-1 lead.

1st (00:45) | Freshman Nicole Pahnke scored a goal off an assist from Meghan Shea in the final minute of the opening half to cap a 8-0 scoring run by the Falcons to close the half, giving Montevallo a 12-3 lead at the break.

2nd (27:31) | Pahnke scored the first goal in the second half to give Montevallo its first double-digit lead in the contest.

2nd (19:04) | Johnson scored an unassisted goal with 19:04 left in the match, which capped a 4-0 scoring run by the Falcons midway through the second half.

2nd (8:45) | Freshman Caleigh Spoon capped the scoring for the Falcons with an unassisted goal, which gave Montevallo a 12-goal lead.

GAME NOTES

• The Falcons finished with a 30-26 advantage in shots attempted, including a 21-19 edge in shots on goal.
• Montevallo held a 18-16 advantage in ground balls and controlled 15 draws, compared to 12 draws controlled by the Hawks.