The Lancaster Bible College women's lacrosse team dropped its second straight game to begin the 2021 season on Wednesday, as the Chargers fell to Immaculata, 14-7 at Donald H. Funk Field. The loss sends the Chargers to 0-2 this season, while the Mighty Macs improved to 1-1.
 
How it Happened: The Mighty Macs came out firing and scored four times in the first 3:50 of the contests. Four different goal scorers netted tallies for Immaculata, and Maura Murray made it 4-0 just under minutes into the contest.
 
Lancaster Bible freshman Katelynn Perrotta got the Chargers on the board less than a minute after Murray's goal, and Kendal Ream scored following another Immaculata goal, and the Chargers trailed, 5-2 midway through the opening half.
 
The Mighty Macs scored four straight times again following Ream's goal, and grabbed a 9-2 lead with 5:42 to play after a goal from Mary McKinney. Ream scored again to bring the Chargers to within six, but a late goal by Immaculata's Tessa Liberatoscioli restored the Mighty Macs seven-goal advantage heading into halftime.
 
Perrotta scored 51 seconds into the second half for the Chargers, but Ashley Hankin scored back-to-back goals to give Immaculata a 12-4 lead with 20 minutes remaining. Sophomore Kayla Steiner scored the final three goals of the game for the Chargers, who ultimately fell, 14-7.
 
By the Numbers: Immaculata led, 41-15 in shots, including 28-11 in shots on goal…The Mighty Macs held a slim 19-18 advantage in both ground balls (19-18) and draw controls (12-11)…Lancaster Bible goalie Alexis Garrett was fantastic for the Chargers and made 14 saves…Perrotta finished with two goals and two assists, while Ream had two goals and a helper…Kym Kouterick led the Chargers with five ground balls, while Perrotta had five draw controls…Kaitlyn Klitchko had four goals and an assist to lead Immaculata.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 0-8 all-time against Immaculata…The Chargers' last home win was April 12, 2019 against Hilbert (18-4)…Lancaster Bible has had 10 or more draw controls in each of its two games this season…Lancaster Bible's 18 ground balls on Wednesday were the most since the team had 18 against Houghton on Feb. 28, 2020…Perrotta leads the team with eight points through two games.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible does not currently have another game scheduled right now, though there are non-conference possibilities being worked on…The NEAC is hoping to release a conference schedule in the next few days as it deals with teams deciding on whether or not they can field a team this season…Please stay tuned to the Lancaster Bible athletics website or social media pages for the most up-to-date information.