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Elisabeth Ralph - High Point
Mark Olencki
Ralph holds 102 career points after Saturday's performance.
24
Winner High Point HPU 2-8, 1-1 Big South
11
Wofford WOF 2-7, 0-2 Big South
Winner
High Point HPU
2-8, 1-1 Big South
24
Final
11
Wofford WOF
2-7, 0-2 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
High Point HPU 7 10 6 1 24
Wofford WOF 5 2 2 2 11

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Carroll Rich, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Ralph Surpasses 100 Career Points, Terriers Edged by High Point

Senior Elisabeth Ralph becomes the first Terrier to notch 100 career points

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior attacker Elisabeth Ralph tallied a four-goal performance to become the first Terrier to surpass 100 career points in Wofford women's lacrosse program history on Saturday afternoon, as the Terriers fell to defending Big South champions High Point (2-8, 1-1 Big South), 24-11, at Gibbs Stadium. Wofford held its ground with just a two-goal deficit after the first quarter, though, a second-quarter outburst from the Panthers set the tone for the duration of the match to drop the Terriers to 2-7 overall and 0-2 in the Big South.
 
Ralph moves to 102 points for her career as the program's all-time leader, holding a program-best goal tally of 89 goals in addition to 13 assists.
 
The Hillsdale, N.J., native paced Wofford in connecting for four goals on six shots-on-goal to move to a team-high 16 goals on the season.
 
Senior Shannon Wulff matched a career-best four assists, assisting two of Ralph's scores, in addition to scooping a ground ball, while junior Emma Gentile recorded two points on a free-position goal and assist to pair with a team-high four draw controls and two caused turnovers.
 
Wulff's team-high 15 assists on the year rank her third amongst the Big South in total assists and assists per game (1.67/g).
 
Shadan Bankston, Carley Irvin, Leah Hurley, Ally Furnari, Brenna Duley and Emma Krasinski round out Wofford's remaining goal scorers on the afternoon, while Olivia Abé dished an assist. Hurley added three draw controls and Krasinski talled two draw controls, two ground balls and a caused turnover. Freshman Carley Irvin recorded three draw controls and a ground ball.
 
Defensively, Emma Seif and Kirsten Flannigan paced the Terriers with three ground balls each, in addition to a Seif caused turnover, as sophomore Addison Witkowski recorded two ground balls and a draw control. Abbi Pagano added a ground ball.
 
Freshman Ella Smithers received the loss with six saves on the day, as Aislinn Washburn also appeared in the match with three saves.
 
The Panthers were dominant in the draw circle, finishing with a 24-13 advantage, led by High Point's Abby Hormes with 13 draw controls and 10 points on seven goals and three assists.
 
High Point also held a 38-23 edge in shots for the match, though, Wofford edged the Panthers in total ground balls, 17-16.
 
Wofford (2-7, 0-2 Big South) is back in action at Gibb Stadium on Wednesday, April 6, hosting Presbyterian in Spartanburg, S.C., for a 4 p.m. Big South matchup.
 
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