BEREA, Ohio - Today the Calvin women's lacrosse team took down the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin Wallace in an overtime thriller with a score of 17-16. After today's win the Knights moved to 5-2 overall while the Hornets slipped to 4-5.
 
Baldwin Wallace got on the board first they scored two goals within the first four minutes. However, the Knights dominated the rest of the quarter as they scored five unanswered goals to close out the quarter to make the score 5-2.
 
In the second quarter, the Knights continued to put offensive pressure on the Hornets as junior Jacey Smith (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) scored two goals while junior Audrey Booher (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian) and freshman Delaney Johnson (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake) each added one. Baldwin Wallace went on a scoring run of their own before the end of the quarter, but the Knights still held a 10-7 lead heading into halftime.
 
The Yellow Jackets looked to bounce back in the third quarter as they outscored the Knights 4-2 and cut Calvin's lead down to just one. Baldwin Wallace continued to fight in the fourth quarter and, after three quick goals, took their first lead of the game. With three minutes left in the game and down by two, the Knights went to work as freshman Corinne Plumb (St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy) broke through the defense to net a goal to cut the lead down to one. 
 
As the second continued to count down as Baldwin Wallace did their best to fend off the Knights advances. Finally, with just nineteen seconds left in the game, Booher saw an opportunity and sent the ball past the Yellow Jackets goalkeeper to tie the score and send the game into overtime.
 
In overtime, with the golden goal rule in effect, Johnson handed the Knights the victory when she scored to make the final score 17-16.
 
Booher and Smith each finished with four goals while Johnson finished with three goals. Senior Meghan Chang (Clarksburg, Md./Clarksburg) led the team with four caused turnovers and seven draw controls. In goal, sophomore Hannah Rizzo (Waterville, Ohio/Anthony Wayne) recorded eight saves while picking up four ground balls.
 
COACHES COMMENT: "What a game!" said head coach Blake Boehm. "Baldwin Wallace is always a tough game for us. They're athletic, talented, and well coached. I'm proud of the fight in my team. A lot of things went right for us in the first half, but we couldn't hold onto the lead. We didn't give up; we worked hard to keep it close.
 
At the end of regulation, our defense stepped up and locked in on some key changes that helped us slow down their attack. Our offense went to work and notched the tying goal late. Overtime was intense! Our team stuck to the game plan, caused a turnover, earned a penalty up the sideline, and got a couple great looks on net with one sneaking through. Not a perfect game for us, but a hard-earned win!"
 
UP NEXT: The Knights will be back in action on Tuesday, March 25th when they travel to Alma to take on the Scots at 7PM.