HARROGATE, Tenn. - The Newberry College Wolves women's lacrosse team (10-7, 4-6 SAC) fell to the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters in a hard-fought 10-9 contest on Saturday.

Chloe Wood (Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada) set the tone early with back-to-back unassisted scores. The Railsplitters were able to get one back, but Wood was able to take advantage of a man-up opportunity to record the early hat trick. Lincoln Memorial was able to tack on another goal to close the gap to one goal at the end of the quarter. 

The Railsplitters tied up the game early in the second period, but Wood was once again there to answer. Serena Elias (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) was able to find the back of the net for a score of her own before Wood was able to sneak the ball past the goalkeeper to give the Wolves a 6-3 lead while being responsible for all but one of those goals. However, the Railsplitters would once again find a way to climb back within one to close the period and send Newberry into the halftime break with a 6-5 advantage.

Both teams would trade a pair of goals in the third quarter. The Railsplitters tied the game, but Wood responded for the Wolves. Lincoln Memorial tied the game again at 7-7, but Sierra Hummell (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) was able to draw and convert on a free-position attempt while being down a player to once again give Newberry a slim lead to go into the fourth quarter.

The Railsplitters were able to score three-unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to take their first lead of the game, but the Wolves were determined to not give up. Madalyn Messersmith (Stevensville, Md.) converted on a free-position attempt to bring the Wolves back within one, but Lincoln Memorial was able to earn a possession with just over 90 seconds remaining. With things seeming bleak and in need of a turnover, the Wolves were able to do just that, trapping a Railsplitter between four Wolves so that Cassell Richardson (Forest, Va.) could cause a turnover to give Newberry one last opportunity. However, Messersmith's shot in the closing moments would miss by mere inches, and the Railsplitters survived by the narrowest of margins.

Wood led the way on offense with an outstanding 6-goal performance while also leading all players with 7 draw controls. Marissa Plumer (Chester, Md.) led all players with 5 ground balls, and Muireann Faber led the team with 3 caused turnovers defensively.

The Wolves return to action on Tuesday, April 26 when they travel to face the third-seeded Limestone Saints in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament.