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RULAND
11
Winner Campbell CAMPBELL 9-7, 6-1 Big South
9
Radford RAD 6-10, 2-5 Big South
Winner
Campbell CAMPBELL
9-7, 6-1 Big South
11
Final
9
Radford RAD
6-10, 2-5 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Campbell CAMPBELL 5 6 11
Radford RAD 3 6 9

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

RADFORD PUSHES LATE; FALLS TO CAMPBELL, 11-9, IN FINAL HOME CONTEST



GAME INFORMATION
Score: Campbell 11, Radford 9
Records: Fighting Camels (9-7, 6-1 Big South) | Highlanders (6-10, 2-5 Big South)
Location: Cupp Stadium (Radford, Va.)
 
RADFORD, Va. – On a rainy Saturday morning the Radford women's lacrosse team dropped a close, low-scoring battle to Campbell, 11-9, in the final game at Cupp Stadium this season.
 
Radford (6-10, 2-5 Big South) started off hot as Juliette Ruland, Callie Bonnel and Emma Rogers scored three early goals taking a 3-0 advantage with 25:51 in the first half. Campbell answered scoring the final five goals of the first half to hold a 5-3 lead at halftime. However, neither team scored for 14:40 of the first half and it was the lowest combined halftime score this season for the Highlanders.
 
After another Campbell (9-7, 6-1 Big South) goal, a Ruland score sandwiched between two Bonnel goals tied the game at six with 20:56 to play. Melissa Placek reacted, scoring two and Carter Koontz scored one to give the Fighting Camels a 9-6 lead.
 
Rogers scored her second goal of the game and Lindsey Carroll followed it up with her first goal, which cut the deficit to one goal with 8:02 to play. The Fighting Camels took a shot with 5:40, but Jenny Davis saved it and the Highlanders were on the attack. A costly shot clock violation by the Highlanders gave the possession to Campbell with 3:49 and they took advantage scoring a goal just 11 seconds after the turnover. The score gave the Fighting Camels a 10-8 lead.
 
On the ensuing possession, Placek won the draw control and took it all the way scoring her third goal of the game. The notch gave Campbell some breathing room, 11-8. Bonnel answered with her game-high fourth goal with 58.5 seconds remaining in the game.
 
The Highlanders won the next draw control, but a turnover with 44 seconds left in the game clinched the victory for Campbell.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
•  Jenny Davis (4-5) was stellar for her third consecutive game as she picked up 15 saves. She has totaled six games with 10 or more saves this season.
•  Callie Bonnel led both teams with four goals. It was the second time this season she tallied four goals and tied a career-high.
•  Juliette Ruland and Emma Rogers were the only other Highlanders to score multiple goals as they both had two.
•  Lindsey Carroll rounded out the scoring with one goal, but was the only Highlander to record an assist as she had three in the game.
•  Ruland gathered a career-high five ground balls, which was the most by any Highlander.
•  Radford forced 11 caused turnovers compared to Campbell's eight. Shea Swingle led the way with three caused turnovers, while Bonnel and Emily Kowalik had two apiece.
•  The Fighting Camels won 15 draw controls, while the Highlanders only won seven. Kowalik had a team-high three draw controls.
•  Radford took 16 shots, landed 13 on goal and nine found the back of the net. The Fighting Camels only recorded four saves in the game.
 
QUOTABLE
"This is another heartbreaking loss for our team today. We've come so far and worked hard for an upset, but our turnovers continue to haunt us. Now we look forward to our first Big South Tournament and pulling off our biggest upset to date." ~ Radford head coach, Haley Marvine.

UP NEXT
The Highlanders have clinched a spot in their first ever Big South Tournament and will play next Saturday. The opponent, location and game time is still TBA.

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