Atlanta, GA – The Reinhardt women’s lacrosse team traveled to play neighboring school, Oglethorpe University, on Sunday afternoon to earn the 13-3 win.  

The first quarter saw the Eagles score 6 unanswered goals from 4 different RU players. In the second, RU went on another run to go up 11-1 at halftime. Finally, RU scored one in the 3^rd and one more in the fourth to secure the 13-3 win. Jillian Mello played the biggest role in the offense as she was able to score 4 goals and earned 2 assists. Kelsey Sowa and Brinley Christiansen each scored 3 goals of their own as well. Defensively, Shelby O’Neil caused 3 Oglethorpe turnovers and Madison Hasty picked up 9 total saves. 

The next game for the Eagles will be an away match-up this upcoming Saturday, March 2^nd, at 1pm versus SCAD.  

Outstanding Performers:

• Jillian Mello led in scoring for the Eagles with 4 total goals and 2 assists, while Kelsey Sowa and Brinley Christiansen each recorded 3 goals.
• Kelsey Sowa won 6 draw controls. 
• Lainey Byrne picked up the most RU ground balls with 5. 
• Madison Hasty recorded 9 total saves. 
• Finally, Shelby O’Neil recorded the most-caused OU turnovers with 5.  

Team Comparison:

Goals: 13-3 RU

Shots: 34-18 RU

Shots on Goals: 27-12 RU

Free Position Shots: 2-6  –  1-6 RU

Ground Balls: 25-19 RU

Saves: 14-9 OU

Draw Controls: 10-9 RU

Clears: 16-20  –  13-22 RU

Penalties: 4-2 OU

Fouls: 7-3 RU

Turnovers: 25-17 OU

 

For Reinhardt team schedules & updates, please follow Reinhardt Athletics on Facebook, @RU_Eagles on Twitter, & @RU_Eagles on Instagram.

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West Palm Beach, FL – #6 Reinhardt women’s lacrosse team traveled to Florida to play #3 the Keiser Seahawks on Saturday afternoon and earned the upset with the final score of 10-9.  

The Eagles came out ready to play as they scored 4 unanswered goals in the 1^st quarter, including 2 from RU’s Shelby O’Neil. Keiser then had the opening goal of the 2^nd quarter but Reinhardt was quick to answer with another goal of their own. Keiser and RU then, traded another 2 goals to end the 1^st half with a score of 6-2 in favor of the Eagles. Then in the 3^rd, the Eagles and Seahawks each added 2 goals each. In the 4^th, the Seahawks went on a run to match the score of 9-9 to force overtime. In overtime 1, there was no scores, so it forced a second OT. Finally freshman, Lainey Byrne, scored the winning goal with an assist from Mia Griswold to win the game 10-9 over a really good Keiser team. 

The Eagles will now continue their trip with another game the following day, February 18^th, versus St. Thomas at 1pm. 

Outstanding Performers:

• Mia Griswold led the RU offense with 2 goals and 3 assists.   
• Lainey Byrne, Brinley Christiansen, Shelby O’Neil, and Anna-Marie Gazzo each recorded 2 goals.
• Kelsey Sowa had 6 draw controls, while Mia Griswold had 4
• Angela Sciacchitano and Shelby O’Neil each picked up 4 groundballs.  
• Angela Sciacchitano stood out defensively, causing 6 Keiser turnovers. 
• Madison Hasty recorded 6 saves. 

Team Comparison:

Goals: 10-9 RU

Shots: 31-21 RU

Shots on Goals: 17-15 RU

Free Position Shots: 1-1  –  0-1 KU

Ground Balls: 22-17 RU

Saves: 7-6 KU

Draw Controls: 13-11 RU

Clears: 15-18  –  13-21 RU

Penalties: 7-4 RU

Fouls: 6-5 RU

Turnovers: 21-18 KU

 

For Reinhardt team schedules & updates, please follow Reinhardt Athletics on Facebook, @RU_Eagles on Twitter, & @RU_Eagles on Instagram.

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Waleska, GA – The Reinhardt Eagles women’s lacrosse team played in their home season-opener on Monday night at home against DI school, the Kennesaw State Univeristy Owls. The Owls came out on top with a final score of 20-4. KSU gave the Eagles a very competitive match-up that ultimately helped the Eagles as they enter their 2024 season. 

The owls made the first strike just one minute into the opening quarter but Reinhardt answered with a goal of their own just a couple minutes later with a goal by Kelsey Sowa from Shelby O’Neil. After a few more KSU goals, RU freshman, Brinley Christiansen scored her 1^st goal as an RU eagle as the assist came from another freshman, Brooklyn Hill to close out the first quarter. KSU then went on a 5-0 run in the second, but Jillian Mello was able to get one through the back of the net with an assist from Brinley Christiansen. RU was able to get one more goal in the 3^rdquarter from Christiansen in a free position shot. Brinley Christiansen proved herself to be a new player to watch from this already dominant RU team. 

The Eagles will now travel to Florida for an NAIA match-up versus Keiser University. The Eagles will be playing the Seahawks on Saturday, February 17^th, at 12pm. The trip to Florida will continue with another game the following day, versus St. Thomas at 1pm. 

Outstanding Performers:

• Brinley Christiansen led the Eagles with 2 goals, while Jillian Mello and Kelsey Sowa each added one.  
• Brooklyn Hill, Brinley Christiansen, and Shelby O’Neil each recorded 1 assist.
• Mia Griswold had 5 draw-controls and picked up the squad’s most of 11 ground-balls.
• Ashley Steel stood out defensively, causing 3 KSU turnovers. 
• Madison Hasty recorded 9 saves.  

Team Comparison:

Goals: 20-4 RU

Shots: 37-9 KSU

Shots on Goals: 29-8 KSU

Free Position Shots: 4-7  –  1-2 KSU

Ground Balls: 44-32 KSU

Saves: 9-4 RU

Draw Controls: 18-9 KSU

Clears: 30-33  –  15-21 KSU

Penalties: 4-3 KSU

Fouls: 9-6 RU

Turnovers: 14-13 RU

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