WILMORE, Ky. – After several game cancellations, the Asbury University women's lacrosse team finally had their season opener to the 2021 season on Thursday afternoon.

The Eagles faced a tough challenge against one of the top teams in the NAIA and fell  22-4 at home.

Highlights
*The Eagles came out strong with Ashley Byrd scoring in the first minute of the contest to take an early 1-0 lead. 
*Cumberlands answered back with two goals of their own within minutes of each other. 
*Abigail Peklo tied the game up in the first half of the contest with 24 minutes left in the first half. 
*CU would then take the lead scoring 13 unanswered goals before halftime. The Patriots led 15-2 at the break.
*AU continued to work hard in the second and gained two more goals one from Aubrey Curell with an assist from Grace Tatro and  Ashley Byrd. 
*University of the Cumberlands kept the lead while scoring an additional seven more goals to end the contest at 22-4.

Key Stats
*Mia Doron led the Eagles in draw control wins with five and a team-high three ground balls. Doron also caused two turnovers throughout the game.
*Both Maddy Hoke and Aubrey Curell each won three draw controls.
*Byrd finished with 2 goals while Curell and Peklo recorded one apiece.
*The Eagles had 20 turnovers in the contest while CU only had 14. 
*Elle Crossman recorded five saves while freshman goalie Elsie Kopczynski completed one save in goal. 
*Cumberlands outshot AU 37-18 and posted 28 shots on-goal while AU placed 11.
*The Eagles had 11 successful clears and scooped up 13 ground balls in the game.


Next Up
Asbury will be back in action at home on Saturday afternoon taking on Life University at 4PM.