YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Young Harris women's lacrosse sent eight seniors out on top with a 26-2 senior day win over Lees-McRae College. Belle Hardwick had a great game, scoring four goals and tallying six assists for ten points.

QUOTING HEAD COACH CHRISTINE HATTON:
"It was a great day for our seniors. We did a good job sharing the ball today. The majority of our goals were assisted, including one from a senior defender."

Hatton added, "It is a bittersweet day for the class of 2024, but we are not finished yet!"

The Mountain Lions turn their attention to the Conference Carolinas tournament starting on Monday, April 22^nd. Young Harris is the 3-seed and will host 6-seeded Converse University in the quarterfinals at 6:00 p.m.

NOTABLE STATS:

• Senior Ella Hancock scored a hat trick and tacked on three assists for six points.
• Emily Flynt, Mary Troyer, and Ashlyn Fraley all found the back of the net twice.
• Jaidyn Cochran scored her first goal and tallied her first assist as a mountain lion.
• Senior Defender Gwen Gibbons notched her first career goal.
• McKenna Graf played for thirty minutes in goal and got the win.
• The Mountain Lions out shot the Bobcats 41-5 and held the 20-10 advantage on draw controls.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Belle Hardwick came out firing and scored early and often. She tallied two goals in the first minute and a half. Hardwick added two assists by the 8:04 mark.
• Mary Troyer and Jess Sujishi scored back-to-back goals, which gave the Mountain Lions a 10-0 lead.
• Shannan Korovich put Lees McRae on the board scoring with four minutes left in the first quarter.
• In the second quarter, Riley Parker scored two of the sixth goals for Young Harris. The Mountain Lions took the sizeable 18-1 lead into the break.
• Ashlyn Fraley scored her 53^rd career goal at the end of the third quarter. With fifteen minutes to go, the Mountain Lions led 22-1.
• Senior defender Gwenyth Gibbons scored her first career goal with 5:26 seconds left in the game.
• Young Harris claimed the convincing 26-2 victory and sent the seniors out with a win!

UP NEXT:

• The Mountain Lions turn their attention to the Conference Carolinas tournament starting on Monday April 22^nd. Young Harris is the 3-seed and will host 6-seeded Converse University in the quarterfinals at 6:00 p.m.

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