The Lindenwood women's lacrosse team (8-1, 1-0 ASUN) opened conference play with a 22-18 win over Kennesaw State (4-7, 0-1 ASUN) on Saturday afternoon in Kennesaw, Ga. The Lions have now won six in a row.

GAME OVERVIEW
The Lions jumped out in front at the 11:28 mark as Alissa DiGiacinto found the back of the net. Less than a minute later, Clair Blue gave the Lions a 2-0 lead off a feed from Ryleigh Cavanaugh. Kennesaw State cut the deficit in half, before goals from Reese Krieger and two more from DiGiacinto put the Black and Gold up 5-1. The Owls scored the last two goals of the quarter to trail 5-3 after one

Eight goals were score by Lindenwood in the second quarter, starting with Breylin Bright, quickly followed by Claire Blue to put the Lions up 7-4. The Owls responded with one, before Lindenwood went on a 4-0 run with three scores coming off the stick of Luci Selander, stretching the lead to 11-5. The two teams traded goals to end the frame and Lindenwood led 13-7 at the break.

Kennesaw State opened the third quarter with the first three goals, cutting the deficit to 13-10, before DiGiacinto stopped the run. The Owls scored the next five, going up 16-14. Selander halted the run with a score before the end of the third, making the score 16-15 after three.

Lindenwood eventually took the lead in the fourth, 18-17 with back-to-back goals from Bright. After the Owls tied it at 18 apiece with just over four minutes to go, Lindenwood closed the game on a 4-0 run with two goals from Selander, one from Blue, and one from Krieger as the Lions picked up a 22-18 road victory to begin conference play.

GAME LEADERS
Luci Selander (six goals, five assists, 11 shots)
Reese Krieger (five goals)
Alissa DiGiacinto (four goals)

UP NEXT
The Lions return home for a matchup with Coastal Carolina on Friday, March 28. First draw is set for 12:00 p.m.