Halcro's 4 Goals Push Coker to a 11-10 Victory over LMU

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker earns its first conference win of the season over Lincoln Memorial in a 21-goal thriller that saw Kate Halcro score a late winner.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Records

Coker | 2-4 (1-2)

LMU | 5-4 (1-1)

Final Score

Coker | 11

LMU | 10

TOP PERFORMERS:

• Kate Halcro: 4 Goals, 4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
• Mia MacMillan: 1 goal, 3 assists, 1 ground ball
• Olivia Buchanan: 2 goals, 1 ground ball
• Sydnee Schrauben: 1 goal, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
• Paulina LoCascio: 1 goal, 1 ground ball, 2 caused turnovers, 1 draw control

How It Happened:

• The first period saw the Cobras on fire as they won every ground ball and went perfect on clears. Coker jumped out to a 3-goal lead with Paulina LoCascio, Kate Halcro, and Olivia Buchanan all finding the scoresheet.
• To get the second half underway, sophomore Jessica Pintado scored her first goal of the season to give the Cobras a 4-1 lead. The Railsplitters were able to cut the lead down to just one with 10 minutes left to play in the second period. 
• To close out the first half, Kate Halcro scored her second of the day and Mia MacMillan and Ashley Cortez connected to give the Cobras a 3-goal lead heading into halftime.
• The Railsplitters came to life in the 3rd period, outscoring the Cobras 5-3 to go into the 4th period with only a goal to separate the two sides.
• The 4th period saw Kate Halcro scoring 2 more goals, including a late winner with only 45 seconds left in the game to secure the Win for the Cobras off of a free position shot due to a high stick in the circle.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Cobras will be welcoming UVA-Wise to the Coker Athletic Turf next on March 19th. This game is set to have an opening face-off at 5:00 PM.