Athens, TN — The Shorter Women's lacrosse team traveled to Tennessee Wesleyan University to take on the Bulldogs and came home to Rome, GA with a tremendous win!

Game Summary: The Hawks yet again walked out onto the field excited for another win! Attacker Cassidy Jones was the first to strike within the first quarter. She strategically set the tone for the game. Jazzelle Ware, Rei Voight, and Tori Wolf were able to feed off that energy and bulldozed through the Bulldogs adding more goals to the scoreboard. In the second quarter, the Hawks defense was an incredibly strong unit. Several ground balls were picked up and brought to the attacking side by Valerie Backer and Natalie McCullough. The Hawks defense also held the Bulldogs off for two shot clock violations. TWU came back within the third quarter, putting three goals into the net, but the Hawks weren't finished with the battle yet. Olivia Masters  scored three beautiful goals back to back within the third quarter. By the fourth quarter, Ariel Grimwade, Shyla Araujo, Kaitlyn Peppers, Maggie Wallace, and Katerina Stevens, buried their shots into the cage finishing the battle. As the final minutes wore down, the Hawks were giddy for their win, when suddenly, defender Emmie Tilson runs over to the attacking side and receives a perfect assist from Tori Wolf, and shoots the final shot of the game, finally sealing the win 24-6!

Notable Performances-
● Senior- Olivia Masters (#6)- 4 goals, 2 assists, 2 caused turnovers, 2 ground balls
● Junior- Jazzelle Ware (#25)- 4 goals, 6 draw controls
● Sophomore- Tori Wolf (#8)- 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 draw controls
● Junior- Cassidy Jones (#0)- 3 goals, 2 assist, 5 caused turnovers
● Senior- Melyndia Boncoeur (#2)- 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

What's Next: The Lady Hawks will take on McKendree University at home on March 11th at 5pm. Be there to cheer on your Lady Hawks.