Young Harris College Athletics

YOUNG HARRIS, GA| The Mountain Lions Women's Lacrosse team has advanced to the Conference Carolinas Championship game, following a 20-13 semifinal Roar War victory over the Lions of Emmanuel University.  

YH Women's Lacrosse now moves to 14-5 on the season and remain undefeated in Conference Carolinas play at 9-0. 

The Mountain Lions took control early in the matchup, taking a 2-0 lead in the first two minutes before stretching the lead to 7-2 by the end of the first period. 

YH then took a 12-3 lead over Emmanuel in the second period before the Lions clawed back to make the score 12-6 by halftime. 

Building off the halftime lead, Young Harris controlled the second half, taking a 15-8 lead into the fourth period and adding five more goals for the deciding 20-13 victory. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

• Addison Heiser led the offensive attack for Young Harris, scoring eight goals and adding one assist. 

• Mary Troyer added six points, netting three goals and three assists. 

• Riley Parker posted three goals in only four shots. 

• Sydney Craig, Erika Baalam and Megan Magill each added two goals on the day. 

• McKenna Graf shined in goal for the Mountain Lions, recording 12 saves in the game. 

With the semifinal victory, Young Harris hopes to ride the momentum of their stellar regular season into the tournament championship game on Saturday, April 25th against the Crusaders of Belmont Abbey College.