Lady Flames handily beat Tusculum for first win of the season

Feb 24

Feb 24 Lady Flames handily beat Tusculum for first win of the season

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Lee University Lacrosse team scored five straight goals in the first quarter and never looked back on the way to a 16-4 win over Tusculum University on Sunday afternoon. Ten different Lady Flames got in the scoring column in the first win for Lee on the season. Lee improved to 1-2 while Tusculum fell to 2-2.

Noelle Harrington, Lily Tomczik, and Hannah Vecsey scored three goals in 90 seconds in the first quarter to set the tone. Callie Curtis and Kamille Kremkau added one each before Tusculum got on the board. Vecsey scored one more and Lee led 6-1 after the first 15 minutes.

Lee scored five straight goals in the second quarter. Curtis added two more and Tomczik added a second. Katelynn Sweeney and Makenna Luzier each had a goal as well. Tusculum got their second right before halftime to make it 11-2 at halftime.

Noelle Harrington scored the only goal of the third quarter with the running clock. In the fourth, Abby Davidheiser, Kaelyn Mays, and Emelia Tippett each scored the first Lee goal. Tomczik earned a hat trick and Lee won 16-4.

Savannah Weisman and Haley Lambeth split time in goal for Lee, It was the first appearance for Lambeth and she made her first two saves of her career. Weisman made five saves in the win. The Tusculum goalkeeper Emily White made 13 saves in the loss.

Curtis and Tomczik had three goals a pieace. Luzier had a goal and three assists while Vecsey had two goals and two assists.

Lee outshot the Pioneers 36-20 in the win. Lee did commit 25 fouls to just nine for Tusculum. The Lady Flames had two green cards, three yellow cards, and a red card in the win.

The Lady Flames next game will on Saturday, February 22 as they will head to Tusculum University in Greeneville, Tenn.

Coach Megan Smith’s Thoughts:

“Our attack did amazing today. We have been working on spreading out and finish shots which we did great. Our defense locked down and it was great to have both goalies get in the game. We have a big week coming up. We will rest and recover to take on Young Harris and then the reigning national champions in Tampa.”