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Finlay Harmon Defense
Bella Eaton (DSN Creative)
2
Ohio Wesleyan OHIO WES 6-3
16
Winner Denison DENISON 8-1
Ohio Wesleyan OHIO WES
6-3
2
Final
16
Denison DENISON
8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ohio Wesleyan OHIO WES 1 1 0 0 2
Denison DENISON 6 3 3 4 16

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Strong Defensive Play Leads No. 9 Denison to First Conference Win of the Season

Granville, Ohio - Nine different goal scorers, along with a hat trick from Finlay Harmon, boosted Denison to a midweek conference win over Ohio Wesleyan, 16-2. Julianne Henigan posted six saves, while the Denison defense shined in the lowest score from an opponent so far this season. Denison improves to 9-1 overall and 1-0 in conference play, while Ohio Wesleyan falls to 6-3 overall and 0-2 in conference play. 

The Bishops struck first, scoring within the first three minutes to take the first lead of the game. Denison started to get things rolling, as Denison scored six unanswered from Mary Martinson, MK Barnhart, and two from Madison Goldstein and Finlay Harmon to give the home squad a 6-1 advantage heading into the second quarter. Julianne Henigan settled in the net, saving four shots and a ground ball.

Denison tacked on three more in the second quarter, as Barnhart and Martinson both scored their second goals of the game, and Josie Pruss added one more in the final seconds to give Denison a 9-2 lead into halftime. Denison had four multi-goal scorers in the first half, and went 10-for-10 on clears and had 15 ground balls, with Grace Schlossberg leading the team with four. Hennigan stayed solid in the crease, sporting a 71.4% save percentage and five saves.

The Big Red continued their offensive presence, with a goal from Sophie Davenport off an assist to push the lead to 10-2, and Jamie Epstein and Grayson O'Marra got in on the action with goals of their own to extend the lead to double digits and start a running clock, 12-2. Hennigan registered one more save before Kaylyn Kirrane subbed into the cage, where she saved two shots to complete the third quarter shutout.

Defensive presence entered into the last 15 minutes of play, and Harmon capped off her night with a hat trick and her 25th goal of the season. O'Marra then scored her second of the game, and Addie Clift scored two free position goals in a span of two minutes to seal the game and give Denison their ninth win of the season and first conference win, 16-2.

Key Highlights
  • Nine different Big Red scored, with six having multi-score games.
  • Finlay Harmon recorded her sixth hat trick of the season, and now has a team-leading 25 goals in her rookie season.
  • The Big Red caused seven turnovers, with Evy Palmer and Grace Schlossberg each having two a piece.
  • Denison had an excellent showing in the cage, with Julianne Henigan saving six shots and only allowing two goals, and Kaylyn Kirrane and Cate Dannahey each saving two shots for a combined total of 10 saves.
  • The two goals marks the lowest output a team has scored on Denison this season, and the lowest in almost two seasons (May 1, W vs. DePauw 18-2).
  • Denison had 28 shots on target compared to Ohio Wesleyan's 10, and went perfect on clears (16-16).
  • Today's win marks the 14th consecutive NCAC regular season win in a row for Denison. 
Up Next for the Big Red

Denison will travel to The College of Wooster for a make-up game originally scheduled for Friday, April 3 tomorrow, April 8 at 4:15 pm.
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