Box Score MARS HILL, N.C. - The Newberry women's lacrosse team won their first game of the season in a masterful offensive performance on the road, downing Mars Hill by a score of 22-17. With the win, Newberry improves their record to 1-2 and 1-1 in the South Atlantic Conference.

Senior attack Sophie Moore had a huge game for the Wolves, scoring an incredible nine goals on 10 shots on goal while junior midfielder Chloe Wood had five goals with an assist and freshman attack Kendall Sewell had her first career goal. Sophomore midfielder Marissa Plumer also chipped in with two goals and three assists. Freshman goalie Kaitlyn Lamanna played all 60 minutes, saving 10 shots on 27 attempts and took the win (1-1).

In a back and forth first half, Newberry got on the board quickly, making it 2-0 on goals from Wood and senior midfielder Kelly Martyn three minutes into the contest. After the Lions scored twice to tie it up, Plumer scored with 23:01 remaining to make it 3-2 Wolves. Then after Mars Hill scored again to even the score at three, Newberry scored three unanswered goals, capped off by Moore's first of the game on a free position attempt with 17:43 remaining in the half. 

After Wood scored her third of the game on a pass from junior attack Taylor Doiron with 15:07 left, the Lions scored three more goals to make it 7-7. But Moore struck with her second and third goals of the game, respectively. Her second came on a free position attempt with 06:32 remaining to give Newberry a 8-7 lead and her third came with 02:35 left to make it 9-9 after the Lions took a brief 9-8 lead. 

Wood scored her fourth of the game with 00:06 left to send Newberry into the locker room all tied up at 10. Martyn scored her second of the game with 24:15 left to make it 11-10 Wolves, only to have the Lions regain the lead at 12-11. But from that point forward, Newberry seized control of the game, going on a run of six straight goals, with Moore scoring four of them, giving her eight for the game up to that point. Her eighth came with 10:08 left in the game, giving Newberry a 17-12 lead.

After Mars Hlll scored another goal to make it 17-13, Newberry went on another scoring run, this time netting four. Plumer capped off the run with 05:28 left in the game, giving the Wolves a commanding 21-13 lead. Mars Hill ended the game by scoring four of the next five goals, with Newberry's lone goal during that time being Moore's fifth of the game on an assist from Plumer with 02:09 left.

Inside the Boxscore

• Moore's nine goals is a program record for most by a player in a game.
• Moore's nine points (9 goals, 0 assists) is tied for third all-time in a game by a Newberry player.
• The 22 goals is tied for the second most in program history.

Up next

Newberry stays on the road, traveling to Coker to face the Cobras on Wednesday. Game time is at 3 p.m.