West Point, GA – Samantha Tullar and Jaclyn Berry combined for 12 goals as the second-ranked UC women's lacrosse team defeated Point 18-6 in conference play, Saturday afternoon at River Bowl Stadium.  With the win the Patriots improve to 13-1 overall and 6-0 in conference play, while the Skyhawks moves to 5-7 overall and 4-5 in conference play.

The Patriots came out firing as Tullar netted back-to-back goals to give UC a 2-0 lead three minutes in.  Point looked to get on the board but Emily Crump saved a Grace Beardsley free position attempt to keep the score 2-0.  The two teams traded goals twice before Shea West netted an unassisted goal to make it 5-2 with 15:28 remaining.  Elizabeth Fladung and Amanda Phillips each added a goal to extend the Patriots lead to 6-2 with 11:39 left in the first half.  After a pair of Crump saves, Tullar put a well-placed shot into the back of the cage to give UC an 8-2 lead.  That goal marks Tullar's 100^th point of the season and the second straight year she has reached that milestone. The Skyhawks scored two of the next three goals to cut the lead to 8-4 with 4:00 minutes remaining. Cumberlands responded with four unanswered goals, including two from Berry, to take a 12-4 lead into halftime.

The Skyhawks cut into the Patriots lead to start the second half as Beardsley found Kristen Owns for a goal four minutes into the second half.  Tullar scooped the ensuing draw control and netted an unassisted goal ten seconds later to make it 13-5.  That goal sparked a 6-0 run for the Patriots that spanned nearly 25 minutes as Tullar, Berry, and Makoski each scored twice in the half.  The Skyhawks added a man-up goal in the final seconds for the 18-6 final.

Leading to the way for the Patriots was Tullar who tallied seven goals, an assist, and scooped a game-high 12 draw controls.  Berry added six points and four draw controls, while Makoski recorded her third hat trick of the season. Elizabeth Fladung scooped a team-high six ground balls. Crump finished with eight saves in the game and held Point to 1-8 on free position opportunities.

The Patriots will return to the field Tuesday, April 3, when they travel to Georgetown, KY to face the eighth-ranked Tigers of Georgetown. The game is slated for 6 p.m. with live video here.  

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