CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The University of Charleston Lacrosse program (1-2, 0-0 MEC) fell to Barton College on Saturday afternoon by a score of 17-7. Charleston was led by Elishia Davis who tallied five of the Golden Eagles seven goals.  
 
JUST THE BASICS 
SCORE: Charleston 7, Barton 17 
LOCATION: Charleston, W. Va. -- Welch Athletic Complex (Elliot Field)  
TEAM RECORDS: Golden Eagles (1-2, 0-0 MEC), Barton (4-0, 0-0 SAAC) 
  
HOW IT HAPPENED: 
The Golden Eagles kept the game close midway through the first half with a score of 4-3 in favor of the Bulldogs. Barton then scored two unanswered goals before Elisha Davis netted one for Charleston bringing the score to 6-4.  
  
Once again, the bulldogs netted one more before the end of the first half, before opening the second stanza with two goals for the 5-point advantage over the Golden Eagles  
  
Barton's offense continued to surge as the score sat at 16-5 with just five minutes to play in the contest. Davis once again found the net for the Golden Eagles bringing the score to 16-7. Tess Yuhas scored one final goal for the the Golden Eagles before Jordan Riddle sealed the game for the Bulldogs with a final score of 17-7. 

Goalkeeper Georgia Ryan collected six while allowing 17 goals playing all 60 minutes of the contest. 
  
CHARLESTON STATISTIC LEADERS: 
Goals: Elishia Davis (5) 
Assists: Colleen Ryan 
Ground Balls: Destiny Jackson (5) 
Caused Turnovers: Tess Yuhas (2) 

UP NEXT: 
The Golden Eagles will continue their home stand. The team is set to host the Davis & Elkings Senators on Wednesday March 24. Game time is set for 5:00 p.m.