BUENA VISTA, VA. — The Southern Virginia University women's lacrosse team took on Bridgewater in their second matchup of the year. The Knights were unable to overcome the Eagles, falling 16-12. 

Notable Stats

Chloe Mitchell: Two goals | three assists | three ground balls 

Natalie Yule: Three goals | two assists | two caused turnovers

Tyler John: Three goals | one assist | one caused turnover

Jessica Webb: 11 saves | 27 shots faced | 41% save average

Game Notes

• The Knights found themselves down 4-0 with over eight minutes remaining in the first before Tyler John scored the team's first goal of the game unassisted at the 2:20 mark of the first
• Starting the second, Bridgewater used a 3-0 run to extend their lead to six 7-1, but Southern Virginia answered strongly with a 2-0 run of their own with goals from Chloe Mitchell, Tyler John, and Natalie Yule
• The Knights went into the halftime break trailing the Eagles 4-7
• Addison England scored her first career goals to kick off the second half off an assist from Chloe Mitchell to put the squad within two goals 5-7
• Two minutes later, Skyler Roe scored her first career goal off of an assist from Natalie Yule to make the new score 6-9
• Southern Virginia closed out the third quarter outscoring Bridgewater 5-1 courtesy of Tyler John, Skylar Roe, Natalie Yule, and Abbey Peperone goals to tie up the game 11-11 heading into the final quarter
• The Eagles rebounded in the fourth, overcoming the Knights 5-1 in scoring to take home the 16-12 victory

Southern Virginia makes the short travel to Lynchburg, Virginia on Saturday, March 5, to take on Lynchburg University. Game time is slated for 4 pm. 

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