PEPPER PIKE, Ohio. – The University of Charleston Lacrosse program (1-0, 0-0 MEC) picked up their first win of the season on Saturday afternoon, defeating Ursuline on the road by a score of 8-6. Freshman Tess Yuhas led the way offensively for Charleston, tallying four goals on the day

JUST THE BASICS
SCORE: Charleston 8, Ursuline 6
LOCATION: Pepper Pike, Ohio
TEAM RECORDS: Golden Eagles (1-0, 0-0 MEC), Saints (0-1, 0-0 GMAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
From the opening draw, Charleston went on the attack and riffled off their first goal just under a minute into the game off the stick of Yuhas, assisted by Colleen Ryan.
 
Over the course of the next twenty minutes, the next five goals scored alternated between the Golden Eagles and Saints, with Isabelle Pisani scoring the first for Charleston and Yuhas recording the next two.
 
With Charleston leading 4-3, the Golden Eagles were able to regain momentum going into the half, scoring a pair of unanswered goals from Kayleigh Burns (1:43) and Yuhas (1:04) to extend their lead to 6-3 headed into the break.
 
In the second half, the offense was kept to a minimum as just five goals were scored and Ursuline holding a 3-2 advantage. In the half, Elishia Davis was able to tally a pair of goals for the Golden Eagles which allowed for Charleston to bring home an 8-6 victory to open the season.
 
Goalkeeper Georgia Ryan collected 12 saves while allowing six goals (.667 PCT), playing all 60 minutes of the contest.
 
The Golden Eagles held the advantage in shots, ground balls, clear percentage, and draw controls on their way to the win.
 

CHARLESTON STATISTIC LEADERS:
Goals: Yuhas (4)
Assists: Ryan (3)
Ground Balls: Mckenna Kincaid (5)
Caused Turnovers: Kaiya Roberson (4)
 
UP NEXT:
The Golden Eagles will take on Walsh a week from today on the road before returning home to the Welch Athletic Complex on March 13^th against Barton.