The women’s lacrosse regular season is nearing the end of the road and the Lady Rams are looking to close out the season in positive fashion. On Thursday, April 17, Shepherd traveled to Rome, Ga. to take on the Hawks of Shorter University. The Lady Rams came out on fire in regards to the offense and were able to defeat Shorter by a final score of 22–13.
Everybody seemed to get in on the scoring action as eight Lady Rams were able to beat the goalie to record goals. Junior attacker Georgia Karr of Eldersburg, Md. led the way with a game-high six goals for the Lady Rams. It was a dominant performance from the Shepherd women as senior midfielder Christina Ferrara scored five goals in the game and sophomore attacker Hunter Morris added another four goals and notched a single assist.
Senior midfielder Erin Phelan and senior attacker Hannah Wharton were each able to net two goals to help out the Shepherd cause. Senior midfielder Jenny Cavey also happened to add a goal as well as an assist. Freshman Courtney Schwiegerath and Alex Green each picked up a single goal for the Lady Rams. Lily Schmulowitz recorded 12 saves for Shepherd on the day. Shepherd held the 37–26 advantage in shots. When a team holds such a disparity in a statistical category, it is bound to have a positive result on the final outcome.
The second game of the week was a totally different story for the Lady Rams. On Saturday, they stayed in Rome, Ga., but this time out they faced the sixth-ranked team in the nation, the Moccasins of Florida Southern. Florida Southern had a firm control on the game for the most part as they easily defeated Shepherd 21–8 this past Saturday morning.
Florida Southern’s Megan Asper led the way with a game-high five goals. Lorianne Hoover and Meghan Colucci each added four goals for the Moccasins’ cause.
Sophomore Erin Phelan led the Rams in scoring with four goals while also picking up a team-high three assists. Karr, Wharton, Morris, and Kelsey Eagan each picked up a single goal. Ferrara recorded a single assist for the Lady Rams.
Florida Southern held the 36–21 edge in shots, and the 29–23 advantage in ground balls. Shepherd held the 16–13 edge in draw control.
The Rams end the week at a mark of 9–6. Shepherd’s women’s lacrosse has a week break from games before they return to action next Saturday where they host UDC at 11 a.m. for senior day. This will be the final regular game of the season.
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