TIGERVILLE, S.C. – It was a dramatic fourth quarter comeback for the Lee University lacrosse team as they scored eight goals in the final period to defeat North Greenville University 16-12. After trailing by as many as six goals in the third quarter, Lee outscored the Trailblazers 8-2 to earn their second win of the season.
 
NGU scored four straight goals to start the game before Lee got on the board. The first goal for Lee came with two players down. Taylor McGovern had a fast break and scored to make it 4-1. Lily Tomczik added a goal to make it 6-2 at the end of the first quarter.
 
In a low scoring second quarter, Abby Davidheiser scored the only goal of the period and Lee trailed 7-4 at halftime. The Lady Flames outscored NGU 4-3 in the third quarter. Noelle Harrington scored back-to-back goals a player up in the third. Then Tomczik and McGovern each added a goal and Lee trail 8-10 after 45 minutes of action.
 
The fourth quarter belonged to McGovern. She had six goals in the period. Four of her goals came a player up. Noelle also added one as did Lanie Carroll and Lee won 16-12.
 
McGovern had eight goals for the second game this season. Harrington added three while Tomczik had two.
 
Lee outshot NGU 30-24 and 17-16 in shots on goal. The Lady Flames only had 12 turnovers while North Greenville had 20. Lee added 15 groundballs and the two teams each had 15 draw controls. 
 
Lee will return home on Friday, February 20 at 5 PM at the Ray Conn Sports Complex.
 
Coach Megan Smith's Thoughts:
 
"We started off slow and not playing Lee Lacrosse but coming out of halftime we made some personnel and on field adjustments. From there we just put our heads down and got to work chipping away. Taylor had another amazing day for us scoring eight goals and dishing one assist. Our draw team did an amazing job of working together to get the ball when we needed it most. Noelle and Stella both had three caused turnovers which really helped the momentum shift! Super proud of this comeback full team win."