GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's lacrosse team rallied from a pair of three-goal deficits in the first half to earn a come-from-behind 13-10 win over visiting Fredonia State (4-2) in non-conference action at Robert E. Thorn Field.
Grove City (3-3) trailed 3-0 four minutes into the game and faced a 6-3 margin in the final minute of the first half. Junior midfielder
Tori Stevenson (Butler, Pa./Butler) scored with 37 seconds left in the half after receiving an assist from junior midfielder
Jess Robinette (Mohnton, Pa./Twin Valley).Â
That sparked a five-goal run for the Wolverines, who tied the game 99 seconds into the third quarter. Sophomore midfielder
Mia Mygatt (Silver Spring, Md./Brookewood) scored an unassisted goal 32 seconds into the half while junior attack
Gwen Shilling (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) tied the game at the 13:21 mark.Â
Back-to-back Robinette goals gave Grove City the lead for good midway through the third quarter. Mygatt scored her second goal of the afternoon with 3:56 left in the third quarter and then helped seal the win with two more tallies in the fourth quarter.Â
Mygatt and Robinette both finished with four goals and an assist. Stevenson scored three times and Shilling posted a pair of goals. Junior attack
Taylor Blythe (Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) produced her second straight five-assist outing. Senior attack
Jackie Rowell (Laurel, Md./Reservoir) had two assists.Â
Stevenson, freshman defender
Gabri Hallam (Buffalo, N.Y./Clarence) and freshman midfielder
Maddie LaForte (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) all picked up four ground balls. Mygatt and Shilling each had three ground balls.Â
Hallam also caused four turnovers. Stevenson caused two turnovers. Mygatt led Grove City with six draw controls and Hallam added five draw controls.
Grove City held a 20-16 edge in shots on goal and a 27-19 advantage in total shots. The Wolverines had 20 turnovers while Fredonia State committed 19 turnovers.Â
Senior goalie
Mia Gallagher (Mogadore, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban) chalked up her third win of the season by making six saves.Â
Grove City leads the all-time series, 3-1. This is the first time that the home team has won in the series.Â
Winners of three straight games, Grove City will visit Buffalo State for a 1 p.m. clash Saturday.