CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The University of Charleston Lacrosse program (1-0, 0-0 MEC) will play their first home game on Friday afternoon at their new home, the Welch Athletic Complex. Draw is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. as the Golden Eagles take on the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia @ Wise (1-0, 0-0 SAC).
 
The Golden Eagles head into Friday after defeating Chowan and giving first-year Head Coach Akasha Kasper her first win last Saturday.

The game started off slow through the first 15 minutes of play with the score knotted at 1-1 before back-and-forth goals put Charleston ahead 4-3 with 9:03 remaining in the opening half. Four unanswered goals from the Golden Eagles had the visitors ahead 6-3 at the break. Elishia Davis, who comes to UC after scoring 38 goals for Shepherd University from 2017-19, notched three first half goals for Charleston while Rachel Kerwin added a pair of her own. Kyra Tye made five saves in the net for the Golden Eagles in the first half.
 
The Golden Eagles widened their lead to 9-4 just seven minutes into the second half behind two goals from Emma Renda (100th of her career) and another from Kerwin. Two unanswered goals from Leia Cabradillia and Jordan Nicholson of Chowan brought the score to 9-6 with just over 17:00 remaining in the game before Renda added her third goal of the contest with 17:22 remaining to put UC ahead 10-6. Two more goals from the Golden Eagles doubled their lead at 12-6 as Destiny Jackson and Renee Gering (man down) both joined the scoring efforts with six minutes to play in regulation.
 
The game ended with Charleston picking up their first win of the season under first-year Head Coach Akasha Kasper by a score of 12-6. Goalkeeper Kyra Tye finished the game in net recording seven saves to finish the afternoon with a 53.8 save percentage.
 
Following Saturday's win, Kasper talked stated that "The overall team effort today on both sides of the ball was great. Our offense executed our plays and we saw points from multiple athletes. Our defense made some great in game adjustments that allowed for greater success in the second half. Overall the team worked tirelessly to improve on every possession, and we are excited to build off of today's success."
 
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UVA Wise comes into Friday following a 16-11 victory over North Greenville in their last outing a week ago. The Cavs never trailed in the contest with seven players finding the back of the net as sophomores Caroline Earnshaw and Katie Allen led the way with four goals apiece. UVA Wise picked up 28 ground balls to 17 for North Greenville while the Crusaders edged the Cavs in the draw control battle, 16-13. The Cavs outshot North Greenville 33-29 while UVA Wise notched 19 caused turnovers to just nine for the Crusaders.

Friday's matchup will have live stats as well as live video broadcast which can be found through the links supplied below.
 
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