MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown girls’ lacrosse team was able to get its second win against crosstown rival University in a week, as the Mohigans knocked off the Hawks 10-5 on Friday night at Pony Lewis Field.
It was a balanced scoring effort for MHS — Hannah Calvert, Riley Chevront, Rachel Dennis and Rachel Hollander each scored two goals. Sammie Gray had three assists to lead the team, while goalkeeper Amelia Desai had eight saves.
Stats for UHS were not available.
The Mohigans (5-2) will host Preston on Monday.
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Autumn Stemple was remarkable yet again in the circle for the Hawks, throwing a 1-hitter in five innings. Of the 15 outs she recorded, 13 were strikeouts in the dominant outing.
Not only was Stemple great toeing the rubber, she helped her own cause at the plate. She was 3 for 3 with three RBI to lead the team. Lindsey Vorndran drove in two runs, while Meysa Heitmann and Hannah Andrigo each had one.
Anna Voris, Anna Argabrite, Ally Jansen, Ella Frazier, Stemple, Heitmann and Vorndran all recorded at least one hit.
The Hawks (8-6) will play Morgantown at 5 p.m. Monday.
Morgantown 9, Preston 1
Morgantown 16, Preston 0
The Mohigans used a big first inning in Game 1 of a doubleheader, scoring six runs, to knock off the Knights in six innings. MHS’s big bats were led by Maris Anthony, Mahalie Moser, Katie Lemley, Grace Haines, Lillian Kooser and Ava Biafore, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
The Mohigans were able to play 20 players in the win.
In the circle, Kooser got the start and pitched two innings, allowing one unearned run while striking out five. Micah Wilson tossed the final four innings and did not allow a hit, striking out seven.
In Game 2, MHS only needed three innings to force the mercy rule. It scored eight runs in the first and second innings, thanks in large part to four RBIs from Anthony. Emma Pharis, Emily Goldcamp, Jocelyn McCartney, Moser and Kooser each drove in one run.
Mikala Rogers and Katie Larimer combined to throw three innings and nine strikeouts.
The Mohigans (9-2) will play University at 5 p.m. Monday.
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