Steven Evans, Campus Carrier Sports Editor
After losing two games in a row, the Lady Vikings lacrosse team came back and defeated the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels 16-3 last Thursday at home.
With the win, the Lady Vikings improved their overall record to 5-2, and 3-0 in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play. Oglethorpe fell to 0-4 in the SAA and 0-9 overall.
Against the Stormy Petrels, the Lady Vikings jumped off to a 5-0 lead and never fell behind, leading 12-1 at halftime.
Senior midfielder Kristan Dziurzynski scored six goals for the game and added two assists to her tally to help push the Lady Vikings head. Junior attack Claire Rosenberg accounted for three of the Lady Vikings’ goals, while sophomore attack Lizzy Jones and freshman defender Angelica Miller each added two goals.
Dziurzynski said she was proud of the performance by the tem, and that they played consistently.
“I think we stayed focused and connected,” Dziurzynski said. “The defense made a lot of good connections. We carried the ball consistently. We pressured well on the field and made good turnovers which allowed us to maintain possession.”
The Lady Vikings forced 22 turnovers against Oglethorpe.
“As for me, I think I did okay,” Dziurzynski said. “I tried to be patient on offense and I was intentional. At the same time, my strength was making transitions and I felt connected to the other girls.”
The Stormy Petrels spent much of the game on defense, as the Lady Vikings took 41 shots compared to Oglethorpe’s 7. The ball only reached the Lady Vikings’ goal five times; three of which resulted in goals and two were saved by senior goalkeeper Taylor Martin.
Stormy Petrels sophomore goalkeeper Paige Falkowski had 20 saves for the game as a result of the 41 shots the Lady Vikings took.
Junior midfielder Rachel Aiken said she thought she played well, and that the team worked “as a unit.”
“I believe I preformed extremely well on the midfield and defensive end of the field,” Aiken said. “I really struggled with shooting, but our team definitively made up for my lack there. Overall, the team worked as a unit throughout the entire game. We used each other to make fast transition which resulted in quick goals offensively.”
Dziurzynski said that the win was good, but they need to be “more aggressive on the ball.”
Because the Lady Vikings’ game against the Anne Arundel Community College Pioneers at home was cancelled for Sunday, the Lady Vikings will return the action on Saturday, March 22 at 1 p.m. against the Birmingham-Southern College Panthers in Birmingham, Ala.