by Per Jelani Watts of the communication team at BW
BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University women’s lacrosse team faced Allegheny (Pa.) College for a non-conference matchup on the Tressel Field inside of the George Finnie Stadium. The Yellow Jackets defeated the Gators by a 13-8 final score.
BW was led by senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference midfielder Deanna Loukas (Tuckahoe, N.Y. / Eastchester) as she tallied five goals with an assist while notching three ground balls. Sophomore attack Mariana Melgoza (Avon Lake) also led the Yellow Jackets with three goals and two draw controls.
Allegheny (Pa.) was led by junior midfielder Lauren Petrarca as she totaled three goals while picking up a ground ball.
1st Quarter
13:38 – Yellow Jackets’ goal by Loukas
10:31 – BW goal by Loukas
10:07 – Goal by BW Melgoza, assisted by junior attack Lily Tope (Delaware / Hayes)
08:26 – Yellow Jackets’ goal by Tope, assisted by Loukas
07:54 – Goal by BW’s Loukas, asisted by freshman midfielder Clare Alic (Carmel, Ind. / Guerin Catholic)
06:39 – Allegheny goal by Petrarca
01:00 – Yellow Jackets’ goal by Tope
2nd Quarter
13:09 – BW goal by Tope
12:34 – Goal by Allegheny’s Ema Caragein
3rd Quarter
12:38 – Yellow Jackets’ goal by Loukas, assisted by freshman attack Emma Northrup (Hudson)
08:32 – Allegheny goal by Ashley Amato
07:58 – BW goal by Melgoza
06:53 – Goal by Allegheny’s Petrarca, assisted by Emily Herrold
04:53 – Yellow Jackets’ goal by junior midfielder Rennick Mellon (Akron / Archbishop Hoban)
03:54 – Allegheny goal by Caragein
4th Quarter
13:50 – Allegheny goal by Katherine Surdykowski
13:25 – Yellow Jackets’ goal by Loukas, assisted by Alic
11:48 – Goal by Allegheny’s Petrarca, assisted by Amato
05:00 – Goal by BW’s Melgoza
01:30 – BW goal by Tope
00:52 – Allegheny goal by Herrold
Sophomore goalkeeper Caroline Potteiger (Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids) totaled seven saves.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Saturday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m. for a non-conference road contest at Kenyon College on McBride Field.
