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Tusculum uses quick start to defeat Lees-McRae, 16-7

Tusculum uses quick start to defeat Lees-McRae, 16-7
Box score GREENEVILLE, Tenn. ---

Alycea Ohl scored five goals and Madison Malone added two goals and three assists to lead Tusculum College to a 16-7 victory over Lees-McRae College in a non-conference Women's lacrosse game Tuesday night at Pioneer Field.

Savannah Elliott tallied two goals and an assist, and Cheyenne Bray added a goal and two assists to become the third player to score 100 points in a Tusculum uniform as the Pioneers (10-4) built a 10-0 halftime lead against the Bobcats (5-10).

Peyton LeCompte and Callie Gregg scored two goals apiece for Lees-McRae, which was outshot 25-20 by Tusculum in the game and committed 15 turnovers to 11 for the Pioneers.

Ohl, who had missed the Pioneers' previous eight games, scored four goals in a span of 14 minutes, 16 seconds midway through the first half to turn a 3-0 Tusculum lead into a 9-0 advantage. She netted her season-high fifth goal of the game with 5:43 remaining to surpass her previous best of four goals set February 23 at Virginia-Wise.

Bray, who entered the game with 99 points in two seasons at Tusculum, became the third Pioneer to crack the century mark when she assisted on a goal by Erin Sims with 15:57 remaining in the first half. Kelsey Crow and Malone had previously surpassed the 100-point mark this season for the Pioneers.

Crow had the first two goals of the game for the Pioneers, followed by a goal from Elliott which gave Tusculum a 3-0 lead less than seven minutes into the first half. Following Ohl's outburst, the Pioneers received a goal from Malone with 2:25 left in the half to take a 10-0 lead to intermission.

The Bobcats struck for three quick goals early in the second half, as Gregg, LeCompte and Taylor Drake helped cut the Tusculum lead to 10-3 seven minutes into the half. Goals from Elliott and Bray pushed the Pioneers on top 12-3 with 18:10 to go, with three in a row from Rachel Holmes, Malone and Calyn Kelly helping the Pioneers to go on top 15-4 with 8:08 left. After LeCompte and Ohl traded goals, the Bobcats scored the final two goals of the game as Jenah Tracy and Ashley Ritter tallied in the last four minutes of the contest.

In addition to her five points on offense, Malone registered two draw controls and a pair of caused turnovers for the Pioneers. Crow finished with a game-high three caused turnovers for the Pioneers, with Bray, Kelly and Holmes accumulating a pair of draw controls.

The Bobcats were paced on defense by Gregg, who had five draw controls, while Joelle-Sara Prata and LeCompte had three draw controls each. The Bobcats had 10 ground balls as a team, led by two each from Prata, LeCompte and Tiffany Laster.

Brooke Wagner started in goal for the Pioneers and did not allow a goal in the first half while making three saves. She returned early in the second half and played the final 23 minutes, making four additional saves to finish with seven for the match. Mia Emmerson, who entered the game leading Division II in total saves while ranking fourth in save percentage, made just six saves in goal for the Bobcats.

The Pioneers will close out their regular season on the road Saturday afternoon at Wingate. Game time for the key South Atlantic Conference matchup is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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