ELKINS, W. Va. – The University of Charleston Lacrosse team (3-7, 2-5 MEC) dropped a close one on Wednesday evening, falling to the Senators from Davis & Elkins 12-9 at Nuttall Field. After holding an 8-5 lead nearing the end of the opening half, the Senators scored three unanswered goal to end the frame to tie the game at 8-8 before scoring four of the five second half goal on their way to a 12-9 victory.
 
JUST THE BASICS 
SCORE: Charleston 9, Davis & Elkins 12
LOCATION: Elkins, W. Va. – Nuttall Field
TEAM RECORDS: Golden Eagles (3-7, 2-5 MEC), Davis & Elkins (5-2, 5-2 MEC) 
  
HOW IT HAPPENED: 
The Golden Eagles got on the board first, scoring a pair of goals within the first five minutes of the game (Kayleigh Burns & Tess Yuhas) to put Charleston ahead early. The Senators were able to tie the game up at 2-2 after scoring a pair over the next two minutes, and it looked like both offenses were on the move. Yuhas gave Charleston a 3-2 lead at the 21:15 mark (unassisted), before Davis & Elkins went on to score three unanswered goals to take a 5-3 lead with 17:38 left in the half.
 
Just moments later, Charleston would go on to score five straight over a ten-minute span (McKenna Kincaid with two, Elishia Davis with three) to take the lead back at 8-5. Over the final five minutes of the half, D&E scored three straight as the teams were deadlocked at eight a piece headed into the break.
 
Coming out of the break, both offenses seemingly went quiet, but it was the Senators who outscored the Golden Eagles 4-1 in the half to come away with a three-goal victory.
 
Charleston keeper Georgia Ryan made four saves in net while Senator goalkeeper Marissa Cuevas made nine.

UP NEXT: 
Charleston will return to action on Saturday when they return home to take on the Bobcats from Frostburg State with first draw set for 1:00 PM at the Welch Athletic Complex.