CHARLESTON, W.Va.—The University of Charleston women's lacrosse team picked up their first MEC win of the season on Sunday afternoon, after five goals from attacker Aryanna Jones led them to a 18-9 victory over the Bobcats.

THE BASICS
SCORE – Charleston 18, WVWC 9
LOCATION – Charleston, W.Va.
RECORDS - Charleston (3-6), Bobcats (5-6)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half of play was close between the two sides, as they both fought to overtake one another. Despite the Bobcats starting the scoring, the Golden Eagles were able to use attackers Aryanna Jones and Brionna Rock; each scoring a goal to tie the game at 2-2. Less than three minutes later, the Golden Eagles' Aryanna Jones was able to sneak one in, putting the score at 3-2. The Bobcats responded by scoring three back-to-back goals, putting UC down 5-3 with 45 seconds left. Charleston's freshman standout Isabelle Pisani finished a free-position shot with 11 seconds left, putting the score at 5-4 heading into the half.
 
Coming into the second half of play, Charleston found a rhythm, using skill and power to overtake the visitors. Senior Peyton Harris made the score even at 5-5 with 28:51, which set a fire inside of the Golden Eagles, giving them the energy to score 11 goals in a row (Jones: 3, Renda: 3, Rock: 2, Youngman: 2, Harris:1). UC continued to outwork the visiting Lady Bobcats, scoring three more goals before the end of the half (Renda, Youngman, Casas), winning the MEC match 18-9.

CHARLESTON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
GOALS:Aryanna Jones (5)
ASSISTS: Brianna Rock (3)
GROUNDBALLS: Alexis Stuck (5)
SAVES: Kyra Tye (8)

UP NEXT 
Charleston will travel to Notre Dame College on Friday, April 5th, with game time set for 3:00 p.m.