Franciscan 16, Westminster 5

Franciscan Starters 
Mary Bohli, Annie King, Grace Deegan, Joanna Hilkert, Carolyn Cooke, Margaret McKee, Riley O'Brien, Katheryn Brehm, Ashley Morisey, Elizabeth Dudas, Theresa Lyle & Goalkeeper - Rose Kane  

La Roche Starters
Cipriani, Rascona, Droese, Polczynski, Reed, Eader, Buckley, Cepec, Cimini, Voelp, Domaratz & Goalkeeper Bradley

How It Happened 
    Franciscan began their 2022 PAC conference play at home versus Westminster. Joanna Hilkert lead the Barons off with a quick solo goal in the first minute of play. She followed that play up with the second goal of the game, another solo goal, coming from behind the net, running across three defenders, and scoring passed the left shoulder of the goalie. Hilkert had a career high 8 point performance this afternoon. The Barons added a couple more goals and were winning 4-1 at the end of the 1st quarter.
    Annie King started the scoring off in the 2nd quarter. King cut from the far left side and grabbed a pass from Joanna Hilkert standing behind the net. King took one step and bounced the shot under the goalie's stick, scoring her 15th goal of the season. King had another 5 goal performance, again tying her career best. Her 4th goal of the game was the last score before halftime. Theresa Lyle won the draw control and quickly moved the ball up field finding Annie King in space. King fired a shot that was blocked by her defender. She picked the ground ball up and shot it again, this time the goalie saved it with her chest. King was relentless and picked the rebound off her shot. The third try was the charm, and she snuck it passed the goalie's left side. At halftime the Barons were leading 9-3.
    Margaret McKee, who normally anchors the defensive end, scored the first goal of the second half. This was her first goal of the season and second of her career. Franciscan forced a running clock in the 4th quarter with Joanna Hilkert's 5th goal. In the waning minutes, Elizabeth Dudas grabbed a ground ball after a missed shot from Westminster. Dudas saw an opening on the field and ran the ball to the offensive end. Dudas ran the give-and-go with Annie King and scored her 2nd goal of the season and 5th of her career. This was the last score of the game. Franciscan picked up its first PAC win of the season starting conference play 1-0.

Inside the Numbers 
-Annie King has had back-to-back 5 goal performances, both career high efforts
-Joanna Hilkert had 5 goals and 3 assists for a career high total 8 points
-The Barons had 21 caused turnovers
-Elizabeth Dudas won 7 draw controls
-Ashley Morisey, Carolyn Cooke, and Annie King led the Barons with 3 caused turnovers each
-Annie King lead the game in shots with 10

Who's Next? 
Franciscan continues PAC play at home next Saturday against Saint Vincent. The Bearcats are 4-5 this season with an 0-1 PAC record. They fell by one goal to first-year program Grove City last week. The Lady Barons are 2-6 all-time against the Bearcats, including a two game win streak. Last season, Franciscan won 18-13 in their PAC matchup. Grace Deegan led the way with four goals, while Joanna Hilkert, Maureen Cain, and Riley O'Brien each added three goals apiece. 

Baron Summer Camps
Franciscan University Athletics is partnering with Steubenville Conferences to offer summer sports camps in conjunction with the Steubenville Main Campus 1 (June 9-12th, 2022) and 3 (June 23-26th, 2022). Youth Conferences. Participants will be able to strengthen both their athletic skills and their relationship with Christ in this uniquely Franciscan hybrid experience. Men's and Women's Lacrosse are just a couple of the sports that will be included, check out more info on our Baron Summer Camps Page.

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