PHILADELPHIA – The Holy Family University women's lacrosse team outscored Georgian Court 4-2 in the fourth quarter, but HFU could not overcome the Lions in a 9-13 loss in its regular season finale at Tiger Field on Wednesday.
Up Next
The two teams will play each other again, at GCU, in the first round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) on Saturday at 12 p.m.
Individual Highlights
- Tori Wolstenholme (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert Catholic) tallied four ground balls to become the program's all-time leader with 168
- She also recorded a hat trick and tied team-highs with three draw controls and two caused turnovers
- Lexi Ryan (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) had three draw controls and led all players with a season-best five ground balls
- Payton Pugh (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert Catholic) had three draw controls, two caused turnovers and three points on two goals and an assist
- The senior moved into ninth in program history with 136 career draw controls
- Rianna Shields (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock South) and Elle Fitzgerald (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) made it four Tigers with multiple caused turnovers, while Gwen Varley (East Earl, Pa./Garden Spot) netted a brace
- Nicole Wiser (Langhorne, Pa./Villa Joseph Marie) fell one save shy of a season-best with 10
Inside the Box Score
- HFU held a 23-18 edge in ground balls, with the Lions holding advantages in shots (22-30) and draw controls (10-16)
How it Happened
- Georgian Court led throughout after scoring the first four goals
- Holy Family got as close as 3-5 with three of the next four scores, but the Tigers could never cut the deficit to one