BANNER ElK, N.C. - The Newberry College Wolves women's lacrosse team (5-1, 0-1 SAC) cruised to a 19-4 victory on the road against the Lees-McRae Bobcats on Wednesday as senior midfielder Chloe Wood (Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada) broke the school record for career goals and tied the school record for career points.
The Wolves set the tone early with Keegan Hanson (Rockledge, Fla.) finding Marissa Plumer (Chester, Md.) for an early goal not even 20 seconds into the game. Sierra Hummel (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) would then find true freshman Cassell Richardson (Forest, Va.) for the Wolves second goal of the opening minute. Midway through the quarter, MacKenzie Watson (Tampa, Fla.) took the feed from Plumer and was able to find the back of the net, and Plumer would continue the scoring barrage with another goal of her own twenty seconds later. The Bobcats were able to get on the board, but Kendall Sewell was quick to respond by putting Newberry up 5-1. Then, with 45 seconds remaining in the period, Robin Hall (Rockledge, Fla.) found Richardson for her second goal of the quarter to end a dominant opening 15 minutes of action.
The Bobcats struck first in the second period, cutting the Wolves lead to 6-3. However, Wood, one of the best scorers in NCAA Division II, could not be contained forever as she was able to find the back of the net for her 26th goal of the season. Richardson would then score two-straight goals, both assisted by Plumer, to extend the Newberry lead. Adriana Hart (Franklin County, Va.) was able to score a goal of her own before Wood closed out the half by sending the Wolves into the break leading 11-3.
Wood opened up the second half strong, scoring 30 seconds into the half to tie the Newberry College scoring record. Hart and Plumer continued the attack, each sneaking a shot past the keeper, but then, Wood cemented her place in Newberry College history by scoring the 156th goal of her career, making her the all-time leading scorer in program history while simultaneously tying the school record for career points. Hall and Serena Elias (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) were then able to close out the period with a pair of scores to take a 17-4 lead and a running clock into the fourth quarter.
Plumer and Sewell both scored in the fourth period with the running clock on as the Wolves cruised to a dominant 19-4 win over the Bobcats.
Plumer and Richardson led the way with both earning 7 points on 4 goals and 3 assists. Wood had four goals of her own to set the school record for goals in a career and tie the school record for points in a career while also securing 6 draw controls. Meanwhile, Plumer would also complete her impressive stat line with 3 draw control, 3 caused turnovers, and 5 ground balls. In goal, Nicole Harker (Naples, Fla.) was able to pick up the win by recording 6 saves and securing 6 ground balls while playing the full 60 minutes.
The Wolves return to action on Saturday, March 12 for a South Atlantic Conference game against the Tusculum Pioneers at Setzler Field with the game scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
