Box Score Lafayette Hill, Pa. - (3/1/2014) – Shepherd University escaped Plymouth Whitemarsh Football Stadium with a 14-11 win as the Rams spoiled Chestnut Hill College's home opener with six players recording at least two points in a balanced team effort. Freshman midfielder Alicia Herbert (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.) led the Griffin offense with four goals and a draw while sophomore midfielder Emorie Keimig (Freeland, Md.) chipped in on both sides of the field with a goal, an assist, two ground balls, four draws, and two caused turnovers.  
 
Chestnut Hill College (0-2) was first on the scoreboard with senior attack Kelly Campbell (Hatboro, Pa.) blazing down the field and scoring off the opening draw, 1-0 (26:29). But over the next ten minutes Shepherd University (3-0) would sandwich a goal by freshman midfielder Lea Sanders (North Merrick, N.Y.) between four Rams tallies to leave the Griffins down 4-2 with the later-half of the first period remaining (15:36). The back-and-forth play would continue until halftime as the Rams carried an 8-6 advantage into intermission. With the first two goals of the second half, the Griffins would tie the contest at 8-8 when Campbell delivered her second goal of the game on a free position shot at 29:00. Unfortunately, the stalemate was short-lived with the Phelan sisters and freshman attack Alex Green (Boonsboro, Md.) leading the Rams closing 6-3 run, 14-11
 
Sophomore defender Kelsey Phelan (Thurmont, M.D.) scored three goals and recorded five draw controls while sophomore attack Hunter Morris (Severna Park, M.D.), freshman attack Alex green (Boonsboro, M.D.), and junior attack Georgia Karr (Eldersburg, Md.) recorded two goals each. In goal, junior Lily Schmulowitz (Baltimore, Md.) made six saves and recovered a ground ball in the win (3-0).
 
Campbell and freshman midfielder Jacklyn O'Leary (East Meadow, N.Y.) supported Keimig and Herbert with multi-point performances. Campbell finished with two goals and a caused turnover while O'Leary offered three goals and a draw. Sanders and freshman goalkeeper Katie Joe Lang (Manassas, Va.) led the Griffin defense. Sanders added three draws, two caused turnovers, and two ground balls to her goal while Lang made nine saves and recovered a ground ball in the loss (0-2).  
 
The women's lacrosse team continues their schedule in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where they meet Seton Hill University for a 1:00 p.m. contest on Saturday, March 8.