The Lancaster Bible College women's lacrosse team opened their 2023 campaign on the road at Elizabethtown College on Wednesday evening losing to the Blue Jays, 2-19. The Chargers are now 0-1 overall while the Blue Jays improve to 2-0 overall.
 
How It Happened: The Blue Jays opened the game with a quick goal of their own just over thirty seconds into the first period. After proceeding to score two more goals, senior Kym Kouterick found the back of the net off an assist from junior Katelynn Perrotta with 10:33 left in the first to score the first goal of the 2023 season and bring the deficit to 1-3. The Blue Jays however managed to score seven more goals to end the first period 1-10.
 
The Chargers were unable to score in the second period, but managed to turn the defensive pressure up, limiting the Blue Jays to just a few goals in the second period. The Chargers were the first to strike in the second half as Perrotta scored a goal of her own, her first this season, off an assist from Kouterick to bring the score to 2-14. Following the Charger goal, the Blue Jays managed to score five more goals ending the game on a 2-19 win.

From the Coach: "The score is not a reflection of what has happened from the first whistle beginning the game and the last whistle ending the game. Yes, looking at the score, we can consider it a loss. What good does that do us? Keeps us stick in complacency. The journey is about counting the little successes that happened during the "in between". Successes yesterday were not defined by the stats rather demonstrating team unity, flexibility, positive attitudes and learning something about who we are by the time we walked off the field." - Head Coach Jackie Hoover

By the Numbers: The Chargers had four shots to the Blue Jays had 31 shots… the Chargers tallied five saves for the game… Lancaster Bible had 19 turnovers to the Blue Jays' 13 turnovers… Perrotta had a goal and an assist… Kouterick had a goal and assist… Sam Deiaco led the Blue Jays with eight goals for the day.
 
Information to Know: This is the first season under new head coach Jackie Hoover… the Chargers went 11-6 overall and 5-1 in conference last year, falling in the 2022 United East Semifinals.
 
Up Next: The Chargers stay on the road this Saturday, February 25^th at Delaware Valley for their second game of the season. That game is set to face-off at 12:00 p.m.