Two Saints Record Hat Tricks in Loss at Tusculum

(GREENEVILLE, TN) – The Thomas More University women's lacrosse team lost to Tusculum on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 25th) by a score of 17 to 9. Thomas More drops to an overall record of 0-4 on the season. 

• Tusculum opened the game with two goals to take the early lead.
• First year Anna Wells (West Chester, OH / Lakota West) scored her 7th goal on the season off an assist from sophomore Meg Pierani (Bright, IN / Mercy McAuley) (1-2).
• Meg Pierani found the back of the net for her first goal of the day to even the score (2-2).
• Senior Madi Carle (Cincinnati, OH / Mercy McAuley) gave the Saints a lead off an assist from Anna Wells at the start of the second quarter (3-2).
• Tusculum responded with 5 straight goals to end the half (3-7).
• Meg Pierani opened the second half with a goal off an assist from first year Alex Nunn (Loveland, OH / Loveland) (4-7).
• First year Alexis Denman (Cincinnati, OH / Mercy McAuley) got in on the scoring action with an unassisted goal (5-7).
• Following another Tusculum goal, Alex Nunn scored off an assist from Madi Carle (6-8).
• Tusculum opened the fourth quarter with a goal, and Alex Nunn found Anna Wells for her second goal of the day to keep it at a 2 goal game (7-9).
• Tusculum extended their lead with 3 more goals (7-12).
• Anna Wells finds Meg Pierani for her third goal of the day (8-12).
• Tusculum scored four more to make it an 8 goal lead (8-16).
• Anna Wells scores unassisted for her third goal of the day (9-16).
• Tusculum scored one more in the closing minutes to make it a 17 to 9 final.

 

• Anna Wells led the Saints with 5 points on the day which included 3 goals and 2 assists to go with 3 ground balls and 5 draw controls.
• Meg Pierani recorded 3 goals and an assist on the day along with a ground ball.
• Alex Nunn saw a team high 5 ground balls to go with 3 draw controls, a goal and two assists.
• Madi Carle tallied 2 caused turnovers, a goal, an assist, a ground ball and 2 draw controls.

 

The Saints will return to action on Sunday (March 3rd) when they host Alabama Huntsville at Republic Bank Field. That match is set to begin at 12:00 PM.