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Bridget Kelly vs. ODU
Ella Pitonyak
14
Winner Elon ELON 2-2
13
George Mason GMU 0-4
Winner
Elon ELON
2-2
14
Final
13
George Mason GMU
0-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Elon ELON 6 1 3 4 14
George Mason GMU 1 3 7 2 13

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | by Daniel Schulman, Elon Athletic Communications

Phoenix Delivers 14-13 Victory at George Mason

Fairfax, Va. – Playing in its first road game of the season, the Elon University Lacrosse team got a career high four goals from senior Camryn Levin and a go-ahead goal in the final minute of regulation by sophomore Sammy Fisher for a 14-13 nail-biting win over George Mason Thursday evening. With the win, Elon improves to 2-2 on the season and George Mason falls to 0-4.
 
BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Phoenix got off to a fast start, taking a quick 3-0 lead thanks to goals by the sophomore trio of Fisher, Cierra Hopson, and Kailey McKenna.
  • After a goal by George Mason cut the lead to 3-1, Elon went on a 4-0 run to extend their advantage to 7-1. George Mason responded with a 3-0 run of its own to cut the Elon lead to 7-4 heading into the half.
  • George Mason outscored the Phoenix 7-3 in the third quarter to take an 11-10 lead heading into the final frame.
  • After going down 13-11 midway through the fourth quarter, Elon scored the final three goals of the game to come away with a narrow 14-13 victory.
  • Bridget Kelly scored the game-tying goal with 6:04 to play, and Fisher put Elon ahead for good with just under a minute to play.
 
STATS AND NOTES
  • Sammy Fisher stuffed the stat sheet, recording a career high in points with five, scoring three goals and assisting on two.
  • Fisher also won eight draw controls, caused two turnovers, and picked up a ground ball.
  • Freshman goalie Caitlin Walsh had five saves in 11 attempts while playing just 24 minutes.
  • Camryn Levin led Elon in goals and had a career high with four. She was one of five Phoenix to score, with Fisher and Cierra Hopson each adding hat tricks.
  • Bridget Kelly scored two goals, both in the fourth quarter, and Kailey McKenna and Emma Flynn each added their first goals of the season.
  • Kaley Ehnow had a career high three assists.
  • Brooke Scheuermann and Kelly led Elon in ground balls with two apiece.
  • George Mason had 13 turnovers compared to nine for Elon. The Phoenix was also 14-of-16 on clear attempts.
  • George Mason led 18-13 in draw controls and 27-23 in shot attempts, as well as 11-10 on ground balls.
  • Of Elon's four games this year, three have been decided by just one goal, including an overtime contest.
  • Elon and George Mason played for the first time in program history.
 
UP NEXT
  • After three consecutive home games to start the year, Elon continues its three-game road trip.
  • The Phoenix will play at Coastal Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 12:00 p.m. before playing at Virginia on Sunday, March 5 at 12:00 p.m.
  • Elon's next home game will be Wednesday, March 8 against Virginia Tech at 5:00 p.m.
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