Lady Cougars End Fall Season with a Loss

CINCINNATI, Ohio. - The Mount Vernon Women's Lacrosse team (3-2) fell to the Xavier University's club lacrosse team on Saturday, November 5, 2022.

To start the game off, Xavier came out strong in the first quarter, scoring three goals right off the bat. The Lady Cougars began to readjust, and by the end of the first, Samantha Poor had scored to put MVNU on the board. Going into halftime, the Cougars did not score again, but Xavier had one goal, making the score 4-1 to begin the third quarter. To start the second half, Rebekah Kalas (twice), Jessie Kyer, and Poor would all score to tie the game at 5-5 going into the final quarter. Unfortunately, the Cougars got worn out and Xavier would score three goals to make the final score 8-5, Xavier's game.

Inside the Box Score

Poor, two goals

Kalas, two goals

Kyer, one goal

Jackson, eight saves

What's Next

This game was a wrap for the Lady Cougars' fall season, and they will begin their spring season in March of 2023 with a few months to condition and practice.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and several convenient Graduate and Professional Studies locations throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,200 students from 31 states and 22 countries/U.S. territories