MARIETTA, Ga. ---- The (RV) Life University women's lacrosse team defeated (RV) Point University 18-12 Wednesday night in the 2020 home opener at Lupo Family Field.
 
NOTES
• Life U improved to 1-1 on the year as Point fell to 1-1.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS 
• Tina Ricci led the way for the Running Eagles with a game-high five goals. She added three assists with eight ground balls and five draw controls.
• Tori Adcox and Lacy Legaspi each scored three goals with an assist.
• Annslee Warchol and Julia Rann each scored two goals as Brianna Freeman, Skylar Clum and Leanne Windon scored one.  
• In goal, Olivia Quartermous picked up five saves and the win as Reese Cook picked up three.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
• Point struck first 56 seconds into the game with a goal from Millican that was assisted by Mullions.
• 19 seconds later Adcox tied the game at one.
• Life U added three more goals as Rann tallied a pair and Clum scored to give the Running Eagles a 4-1 lead.
• Point managed to stop the run with a goal at the 10 minute mark, but Life U continued the offensive pressure with a goal from Freeman that was assisted by Ricci, who scored herself 50 seconds later.
• Point cut the Life U lead to two, 7-5, after a 3-1 scoring run that included a pair of man-up opportunities.
• Life U responded with a pair of goals from Legaspi and Warchol as Ricci and Freeman earned the assists to again lead by four, 9-5, with 2:27 left in the first half.
• Point scored two goals in the final minute as Life U held a 9-7 lead going into the break.
• Just under three minutes into the second half, Ricci found the back of the net. Point responded with a goal two minutes later to make the scoreline 10-8.
• Life U scored four unanswered goals over the next 13 minutes as Windon, Ricci (2) and Legaspi put the Running Eagles ahead 14-8 with 12:36 on the clock.
• The two teams traded 2-0 runs back and forth in the final ten minutes as Adcox sealed the game on an assist from Arvizu with six seconds on the clock. Life U earned the 18-12 win in the home opener over Point.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Life U finished with 40 total shots as 26 were on frame. Point tallied 30 shots with 20 on frame.
• Both teams finished with eight saves.
• Life U was 26-of-35 on clears during the game as Point finished 23-of-28.
• Point committed 36 turnovers in the game as Life U finished with 25.
• Life U picked up 20 ground balls compared to the 26 from Marian. Marian led Life U 20-8 in draw controls throughout the game.
• Life U held a 34-16 advantage over Point in ground balls.
 
UP NEXT
• The women's lacrosse team will return to action on Tuesday, February 18 as they host Berry College on Lupo Family Field at 5 PM.