Center Valley, PA (April 17, 2019) - Sophomores Julia Astram and Eilis McCall and freshman Karlie Deeck each had four goals leading the DeSales University women's lacrosse team past King's College, 14-13, in MAC Freedom action on Wednesday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 14, King's - 13
• Records: DeSales (8-6, 3-2 MAC Freedom); King's (6-10, 3-2 MAC Freedom)
• The Bulldogs are now in third place tied with King's with two games left in the conference schedule.  A win over Wilkes and a loss by Eastern in DSU's next game next week would clinch a MAC Freedom postseason berth.

How it Happened

• The Bulldogs scored the first two goals of the game before King's answered with four straight to take a 4-2 lead.
• DSU tied the game at four and after the Monarchs took a 6-4 lead, the Bulldogs scored four straight to take an 8-6 lead before settling for an 8-7 lead at the end of the half.
• The second-half saw each team trade consecutive goals throughout the entire half as King's never led and DeSales built three separate three-goal leads before holding on in the end for the one-goal win.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Astram led DSU with four goals and two assists for six points.
• McCall had four goals and one assist, while Deeck finished with four goals.
• Freshman Azlin Myers had two goals and won two draw controls.
• Sophomore Katie Stordy had three assists and led both teams with 12 draw controls.
• Sophomore Rachel Sheubrooks finished with eight saves in goal.

For the Foes

• Emma Lehman led King's with four goals.
• Jen O'Connor had three goals and one assist.
• Orla Cottell made 12 saves in between the pipes.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales out-shot King's, 43-28, and had a slim 16-15 edge in ground balls.
• DSU won 19-of-29 draw controls.
• The Bulldogs were a perfect 10-for-10 in clears in the second-half.

Up Next

• DeSales is off this weekend and will return to action next Wednesday when they travel to Wilkes University for another MAC Freedom contest beginning at 4:00 pm.