SWEET BRIAR, Va. – The Sweet Briar College lacrosse team (1-3, 0-0 CSAC) was bested by the Muskingum Fighting Muskies (2-3, 0-0 OAC) today, 15-4, at Thayer Field in the first-ever matchup between the two programs.
The Fighting Muskies earned the first two tallies of the game before first-year
Sofia Martinez-Tomatis (Santa Barbara, Calif.) cut their lead in half.
A low-scoring first quarter led to a breakthrough on offense by the visiting team with Muskingum scoring the first three goals to go up 5-1.
Sophomore
Valen Foster (Bushwood, Md.) and junior Renée Taylor (York, Pa.) earned back-to-back goals to bring the score to 5-3.
However, it was all Fighting Muskies from then on with seven-straight tallies to through the end of the second and the third quarters.
Martinez-Tomatis' second goal of the game at the 8:47 mark of the fourth quarter would be Sweet Briar's last of the game. Three more scores from Muskingum would bring the game to its 15-4 close.
Junior goalkeeper
Kat Navarro (Carlsbad, Calif.) recorded 16 saves.
Fellow junior
Jamison Tarver (Kingwood, Texas) led the team in ground balls (eight), caused turnovers (six) and draw controls (three).
Highlights
- This marks the second-straight game that Navarro has recorded a career-high 16 saves.
- Tarver now ranks 22nd in the nation in caused turnovers per game with an average of three.
What's Next
The Vixens will head to Warren Wilson on Saturday, March 25.
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