Franciscan 16, Grove City 15 (OT)

Franciscan Starters 
Grace Deegan, Joanna Hilkert, Mary Bohli, Katheryn Brehm, Kiera Wilson, Margaret McKee, Ashley Morisey, Theresa Lyle, Bronwyn McGovern, Veronica Sims, Carolyn Cooke, & Goalie - Rose Kane  

Grove City Starters
Hasley, Groves, Krabitz, Arnold, Wartman, Roetering, Basham, Pindel, Dunda, Nazigian, Jackson & Goalie - Kiggins

How It Happened 
    The Franciscan Women's Lacrosse team remained unbeaten in PAC play with a massive win over Grove City on Wednesday evening.

    Joanna Hilkert, Ashley Morisey, and Katheryn Brehm scored goals to start this one out and give the Barons a 3-0 lead. It looked as if the Barons may run away with their first win against the Wolverines in program history, but instead they would answer with three goals in a row of their own. Riley O'Brien would end their run to score Franciscan's fourth goal of the evening. Grove City would take their first lead of the day in the second quarter at 5-4. The scored would be all leveled at 7-7 entering the second half.

    Grove City won the third quarter by one goal to carry that lead into the final 15 minutes. Kiera Wilson scored the equalizer, but once again the Wolverines would go on a three goal run to take a lead. With four minutes to play in the game, the Barons would be trailing by three. Hilkert would stop the bleeding with another goal, and then Ashley Morisey would pull them within one two minutes later. With under a minute to play Hilkert scored her fourth goal of the day to send us to overtime. 

    This would be the second overtime game between these two team over the last two seasons. The Barons would come out on top this time though, as Wilson stepped up big with a game-winning goal on a nice pass from Carolyn Cooke to set it up. The win would keep the Barons at the top of the PAC standings, while handing the Wolverines their first conference loss of the season.

Inside the Numbers 
- Rose Kane tied a program record with 20 saves.
- Cooke had a season-best five assists.
- Hilkert led the way with four goals.
- Lyle had five draw controls and caused three turnovers. 

Up Next  
Franciscan will hit the road to take on Thiel on Wednesday afternoon. The Barons are 3-5 all-time against the Tomcats, including a pair of tough losses in their most recent matchups. This will be the first time that they play at Thiel since 2018. The Barons would win that day by a score of 16-5 with Blair Wonderly scoring three goals in the win. 

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