HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Newberry Wolves women's lacrosse team won their second game of the year against the Cobras of Coker University in another offensive explosion by a final score of 23-13. Newberry moves to 2-2 overall and 2-1 in the South Atlantic Conference.

The Wolves scored early and often, with Newberry having five players score three or more goals. Freshman attack Kendall Sewell led the Wolves with six goals, garnering eight points on eight shots on goal. Junior midfielder Chloe Wood scored four goals, had four assists and eight points on seven shots on goal.

Sophomore defender Madalyn Messersmith led the defensive effort for the Wolves, forcing five turnovers and freshman goalie Kaitlyn Lamanna played all 60 minutes, stopping five shots and took the win (2-1).

Newberry scored the first three goals almost four minutes into the contest, with sophomore defender Marissa Plumer scoring two of them. Her second goal came at the 26:24 mark of the first half.

Two Coker goals forced Newberry to call a timeout. Unfazed, the Wolves scored five straight. Sewell scored the first and second goals of her college career at the 19:03 and 15:48 mark of the first half, respectively. 

The rest of the half saw Coker fight back from the early deficit. The Cobras went on a 5-2 run to end the half. During that run, Plumer and Sewell each scored their third of the game. Plumer's came at the 13:29 mark and Sewell's came at the 09:08 mark. At intermission Newberry held on to a slim 10-7 lead.

The second half saw Newberry outscore Coker 13-6. After each team got a goal to get the second half underway, Newberry went on another scoring binge, this time resulting in eight unanswered. During the run, junior attack Keegan Hanson got her first goal of the game at the 24:35 mark and junior defender Taylor Doiron scored both of her goals, her second coming at the 22:37 mark. Senior attack Sophie Moore capped off the run at the 19:38 mark, scoring her second of the game to make it 19-8 Wolves. 

The rest of the game was back and forth, with Coker outscoring Newberry 5-4. Junior defender Robin Hall got her first goal of the game at the 11:32 mark, scoring off a pass from Wood. Moore also scored her final two goals of the game, the second coming with 05:23 in the game to make it 23-11 Newberry.

Inside the Boxscore

• Chloe Wood scored her 100th career goal.
• The 23 goals is tied for the most in a game in school history.
• This is the first time in school history the Wolves have scored 20 goals in consecutive games.

Up next

Newberry returns home on Sunday, Mar. 14 to take on the Indians of Catawba College. Game time is at 3:00 p.m. at Setzler Field.