Women's lacrosse club scores big
Club team doesn't have funding for perks like a coach, but the group is looking to gain exposure and add players to its roster
Noah Tinker
Issue date: 3/6/07 Section: Sports
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The Beavers finished second to the defending league champion Ducks who dealt OSU their first loss of the season Saturday, 21-7.
OSU started the tournament with a confidence-boosting 13-11 win over Lewis & Clark in an early morning game Saturday. The victory vaulted the Beavers' record to 2-1, equaling their win total from last season.
"This is our best season ever," said Heather Wendt, a sophomore in animal sciences, who began playing when she attended Glencoe High school in Hillsboro. "Some of our girls just started playing - we have two brand new players this year and a couple of girls who are seniors just started playing for the first time."
After the Ducks thrashed the Willamette Bearcats 20-3 in an earlier game, the Beavers took their turn.
The Beavers initially kept things close, fighting to keep the score tied 1-1. But the Ducks were eventually able to use their remarkable team speed to capitalize on an attack-oriented strategy and blow open the game, going up 9-1.
Wendt finally answered for OSU when she scored on a penalty shot to close the gap 9-2. UO then ended the first half with three more goals to go into half time up 12-2.
In the second half, freshman standout Jessie Wright attempted to rally the Beavers. She scored three of the Beavers' five second half goals
The Ducks, though, used their superior speed and size to keep the Beavers at bay and pull out the win.
Despite the final score, Wendt found much to be encouraged by.
"We scored the most points against UO than I think anyone has in a long time," she said.
"UO is on the upper tier," said Megan Jacobson, the club's president and captain. "They have a lot of girls who played in high school and they've won the league the past few years in a row."
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Lauren Randolph
posted 3/06/07 @ 2:24 PM PST
Go Heather! Nice article on the women's lacrosse team. Its nice to see some long due recognition! Thanks!
Heather Wendt
posted 3/07/07 @ 3:48 PM PST
I just want to point out that no seniors actually started this year. They first started playing when they came to OSU...
Thanks for showing some lacrosse love, though! :)
We really appreciate the article and being recognized. (Continued…)
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