Box Score Lindenwood advanced to the NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Tournament Semifinals on Saturday afternoon in Gaffney, S.C. The No. 6 Lady Lions upset No. 2 Limestone by a 14-8 score in their first NCAA Tournament game.
What a difference a week made for the Lindenwood women's lacrosse team. Last Saturday, the Lady Lions ended the regular season with an eight-goal loss at Limestone. Lindenwood stepped up its defensive effort though to lead it to a win when it counted the most in the postseason.
The Lady Lions jumped on top early by scoring the first four goals of the game, including two within 35 seconds of each other less than two minutes into the game. Defensively, Lindenwood allowed just one goal for the first 20 minutes and it took a 5-3 lead into halftime.
In the second half, Lindenwood came out quickly again by scoring the first three goals of the half to go up 8-3. Limestone was able to cut that down to 9-7 with 12 minutes remaining, but the Lady Lions were able to close it out. After both teams turned the ball over,
had seven saves in the contest. Six of those saves came in the first half to help the Lady Lions take the lead into halftime. Palmer and Hehmeyer each finished the game with five groundballs.
The women's lacrosse team becomes the first program at Lindenwood to advance to a NCAA Tournament semifinal round. The Lady Lions will face No. 5 Lock Haven next Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. (CDT) in Salem, Va. The winner of that game will take on the winner of No. 1 Adelphi and No. 3 LIU-Post for the national championship on Sunday, May 18.
