WILMORE, Ky. – The Asbury University women's lacrosse team lost 19-6 at home on Tuesday afternoon in Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) play.
With the loss, AU drops to 3-3 on the year and moves to 1-1 in AAC action.
Highlights
*Things got off to a shaky start early as TMU took a 9-0 lead in the first 18 minutes of play.
*Asbury first got on the board with a goal from
Ashley Byrd with under 10 minutes left in the first half.
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Aubrey Curell and
Jade Franchino both scored to give AU three goals at halftime.
*TMU led by as many as 13 goals twice at 17-4 and 19-6 in the second half.
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Abigail Peklo scored all three second half goals for AU's offense.
Key Stats
*Peklo led the Eagles with a season-high three goals in the loss.
*TMU out-shot Asbury 41-14 and AU also lost the draw control edge 16-7.
*Curell finished the contest with a goal scored, an assist, three caused turnovers, and four draw control wins.
*Asbury placed 10 of its 14 shots on goal and were also successful with 17 clears throughout the game.
Next Up
Asbury will next face No. 10 Tennessee Wesleyan on Thursday at 4 PM. Thursday's contest will be played in Lexington on the campus of Transylvania University.
