The Basics
Score: No. 17 Christopher 19, Roanoke 10
Records: Roanoke 3-6, Christopher Newport 10-1
Location: Salem, Va.

The Lead: No. 17 Christopher used strong first-half en route to a 19-10 win over Roanoke in women's lacrosse in Salem on Friday afternoon.

How it Happened

• Courtney McCartin and Meredith Bigelow each had three goals while Claire Feeney had two goals and dished out three assists for a team-best five points. Nicole Zelnik and Allison Beames each a goal for RC as well.
• Catie Chess scored seven times for CNU, while Sarah Culver scored five goals and had two assists for seven points.
• Christopher Newport outshot Roanoke 33-30 and converted 15-of-17 clears. RC connected on 11-of-20 of clears and grabbed 16 of the 27 draws led by Feeney, Bigelow, Emma Boris and Lainey Decker who all nabbed three.
• CNU jumped out to a 2-0 lead just 1:42 into the game before Feeney setup McCartin for a strike at the 18:34 mark of the first-half.
• The Captains answered with four of the next five goals before Bigelow made it 6-3 with 11:43 to play.
• CNU then scored four straight goals to make it 10-3 and would go into the locker room with a 12-6 advantage.
• Roanoke rallied in the second-half with three-straight goals to cut it to 15-10 with just over 17 minutes to play but that would be as close as it would get.

Up Next: Roanoke will host Randolph in a 2:00 p.m. ODAC game on Saturday.

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