MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The No. 23 Mount Olive Trojans fell to the No. 12 Limestone College Saints 12-9 in the Conference Carolinas Championship match on Saturday afternoon at the Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex in Mount Olive, N.C. Jordan Shughrue led the Trojans with a hat trick as the Trojans made a strong run in the second half to contend for the Championship title.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 12 Limestone 12 - No. 23 Mount Olive 9
Records: No. 24 Mount Olive (14-6), Limestone (18-2)
Location: Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex | Mount Olive, N.C.
How It Happened
Play-by-Play
FIRST HALF
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Limestone dominated the first half of action scoring nine goals while allowing Mount Olive to score just one.
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The lone goal for the Trojans in the opening half came from Freshman of the Year Meaghan Michaud on a free position shot with 21:14 remaining on the clock.
SECOND HALF
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The Trojans came out of halftime as a new team with renewed life as they found their second of the match and first of the second half 48 seconds into action as Skye Bradley connected off a pass from Michaud.
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Jackie Kaderabek scored next to close the gap to six goals following another great pass from Michaud.
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Courtney Lafler of Limestone scored her fourth of the game to put the Saints ahead 10-3, but the Trojans responded with a 5-0 run to cut the LC lead to two goals, 10-8.
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Skylar Grady tallied two goals in the run while Jordan Shughrue tallied three back-to-back-to-back. Kaderabek assisted on the first three goals and Bradley the last two.
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Limestone found a pair of goals to reopen a four-goal lead, 12-8, which aided in the No. 1 seed winning the match.
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Michaud got the final word in as she scored with 36 remaining in the contest but the Trojans ran out of time as Limestone won the 2019 Conference Carolinas Championship 12-9.
KEY STATS
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Jordan Shughrue led the Trojans with three goals, while Skylar Grady and Meaghan Michaud each tallied two. Jackie Kaderabek and Skye Bradley also added a goal apiece in the second half run.
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Bradley and Kaderabek, in addition to their goals, added three assists while Michaud tallied two of her own.
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Siena Miller (L: 11-6) played all 60 minutes in net giving up 12 goals and making 10 saves between the pipes.
COACHES COMMENTS
"Today was really a tale of two halves, 9-1 Limestone, 8-3 Mount Olive," said head coach Grant Kelam. "This team played their hearts out and left it all on the field, and that is all we ask of them. We know how talented we are, we know how athletic we are, and if we keep improving as a program at this rate, there will be many more championships to play in. The 2019 class of seniors were an unbelievable group of people to be around for four years. I cannot even begin to say how much they have taught me, impacted me as well as the team, and inspired everyone to be the kind of people those young women are. I will miss this class beyond words."
2019 Women's Lacrosse All-Tournament Team:
Sydney Taylor, North Greenville
Rachel Kellog, North Greenville
Marin Felsoci, Belmont Abbey
Kylie Eastman, Belmont Abbey
Skye Bradley, Mount Olive
Mikayla Sindel, Mount Olive
Siena Miller, Mount Olive
Teja Gallop, Limestone
Alexandria Allen, Limestone
Alyssa Voccia, Limestone
2019 Women's Lacrosse Championship MVP:
Courtney Lafler, Limestone
2019 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Champion
Limestone College
UP NEXT
Mount Olive's season comes to a close in the Championship match of the 2019 Conference Carolinas Championship. The Trojans will return to the Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex for the 2020 season.