Le and Podio lead the way as Eutectics edge Bulldogs

EARTH CITY, MO – Michelle Le and Marisa Podio each netted four goals and Ella Penke added a goal and three assists as UHSP outlasted a feisty Tennessee Wesleyan club 11-9 at the Lou Fusz Athletic Training Center. The game was moved indoors due to the frigid temperatures and the stiff winds that made it feel much colder than the actual thermometer reading of 31-degrees. The Eutectics built a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Bulldogs got the final three of the period to tie it 3-3 at the end of the first. A 5-3 third quarter in favor of the Eutectics kept them in the lead and gave them the win.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• Each team scored a pair of goals in the second as the game was tied at 4-4 and 5-5. UHSP never trailed in the game.
• Le had ten shots with seven being on goal.
• Olivia Downey had a huge day with six goals for TWU and three assists. She had eight total shots. Four of her goals came in the first half.
• Nadiya Delvois was a force on defense for UHSP and also scored a fourth quarter goal. She totaled six shots.
• Josie Hayden scored the third UHSP goal of the first quarter to give them a 3-0 advantage.
• Brianna Dixon faced 14 shots and made five saves for UHSP.
• Rylee Brendlinger made 11 saves on 22 shots in net for Tennessee Wesleyan.
• The Eutectics outshot the Bulldogs 38-21.
• UHSP had the better of things in a controlled half-field environment while TWU excelled more in the transition game. The Eutectics converted on half of their free position attempts, while the Bulldogs did not have an attempt all match.
• Tennessee Wesleyan had six more turnovers than the Eutectics, 29-23.

UP NEXT:

The Eutectics (1-1) now open Heart conference play and face the preseason favorite in Benedictine (7-0, 0-0 HEART) next. That match is scheduled for Sat. at 11:00a in Atchison, KS. The Ravens' Chanterra Allen was named the NAIA Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week last week totaling 17 goals and eight assists on the week. Benedictine blitzed the Eutectics in last year's meeting, winning 24-0.