2012-13 Women's Lacrosse Headlines

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McDonald able to pursue her goals at Huntingdon

April 12, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – When the Huntingdon College women's lacrosse team made its debut in February, few people were as excited as junior goalie Alexis McDonald. There was the obvious excitement of winning the first game in program history. But beyond that, McDonald was excited that her wait was over. After what felt like an eternity, the Lady Hawks' first recruit was once again playing the sport she loved.

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Huntingdon women's lacrosse clinches first winning season

April 05, 2013

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Huntingdon women's lacrosse team capped its inaugural season with an 18-16 win over Transylvania University on Friday. With the win, the Lady Hawks finished with an 8-6 record.

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Huntingdon women’s lacrosse falls to Berry

April 03, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon women's lacrosse team battled Berry but came up short 22-16 on Wednesday.

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Lady Hawks lacrosse knocks off Birmingham-Southern

March 30, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon women's lacrosse team rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second half and beat Birmingham-Southern 13-12 on Saturday. The first-year Lady Hawks (7-5) scored three goals in the final 17 minutes to down the fifth-year Panthers. Jen Price scored twice in a three-minute span to tie the game and then made an assist to Kalyn Spatol on the go-ahead goal with 6:54 to play.

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Huntingdon women’s lacrosse stumbles at Greensboro

March 27, 2013

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Huntingdon women's lacrosse team fell behind in the first half and couldn't recover in an 11-7 loss to Greensboro on Wednesday.

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Huntingdon women’s lacrosse earns sixth win of the season

March 26, 2013

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. –The first-year Huntingdon women's lacrosse team used a balanced scoring attack to knock off North Carolina Wesleyan 20-13 on Tuesday.

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Huntingdon women’s lacrosse edges Meredith in double OT

March 23, 2013

RALEIGH, N.C. – Huntingdon tied the game in the final seconds of regulation and scored in the final seconds of double overtime to beat Meredith 13-12 on Saturday.

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Huntingdon women’s lacrosse loses at Ferrum

March 21, 2013

FERRUM, Va. – The Huntingdon women's lacrosse team couldn't find an answer for Ferrum in a 17-6 loss on Thursday. First-year Huntingdon (4-4) only trailed by three goals with two minutes to play in the first half. But the Panthers (8-3) scored twice in the final two minutes of the half and four times in the first 10 minutes of the second half to pull away.

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Lady Hawks rally late but fall against Otterbein

March 19, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Huntingdon scored three times in the final 10 minutes to rally from a four-goal deficit, but Otterbein held on for a 14-12 win in women's lacrosse on Tuesday.

Huntingdon women’s lacrosse falls at Millsaps
Huntingdon women’s lacrosse falls at Millsaps

March 17, 2013

JACKSON, Miss. – The Huntingdon women's lacrosse team battled Millsaps early, but the Majors pulled away for a 19-9 win. The loss was just the second of the season for the first-year Lady Hawks (4-2).

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Mike Turk named Huntingdon’s new Director of Athletics

March 15, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Mike Turk was introduced as Huntingdon College's new director of athletics on Friday. Turk will continue to serve as the Hawks' head football coach.

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Lady Hawks start strong and finish strong against Oglethorpe

March 11, 2013

ATLANTA – The Huntingdon women's lacrosse team took a seven-goal lead in the first half, held off a mid-game rally by Oglethorpe and picked up a 21-9 win on Monday. Huntingdon built a 10-3 lead in the first half but only led 12-8 early in the second half. The first-year Lady Hawks (4-1) put the game away by outscoring the Stormy Petrels 9-1 in the final 26 minutes.

Huntingdon women’s lacrosse picks up third win in four games
Huntingdon women’s lacrosse picks up third win in four games

March 06, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Shannen O'Leary scored seven goals and was one of seven players to score as the Huntingdon women's lacrosse team handled Reinhardt University 26-16 on Wednesday. The first-year Lady Hawks (3-1) scored four goals in the first four minutes of the game, led 13-9 at the half and led by as many as 11 goals in the game.

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Huntingdon women’s lacrosse falls at Piedmont

March 02, 2013

DEMOREST, Ga. – The first-year Huntingdon women's lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday at Piedmont. Piedmont (4-0) took an 11-goal lead in the first half and won 17-1.

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Gress’ five goals lead Lady Hawks to second straight win

February 26, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Freshman Briana Gress scored five goals as the Huntingdon women's lacrosse team accomplished another first on Tuesday. With a 13-10 win over LaGrange, the first-year Lady Hawks (2-0) have their first winning streak.

Huntingdon women’s lacrosse makes strong first impression
Huntingdon women’s lacrosse makes strong first impression

February 23, 2013

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon women's lacrosse team may have been a little nervous Saturday morning, but it didn't show. The Lady Hawks scored nine goals in the first 20 minutes of the game and downed the University of Dallas 20-11 in Huntingdon's first women's lacrosse game. Huntingdon jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the first half and led 13-5 at halftime.