Lady Leopards Rally Comes Up Just Short Against GlenOak 8-7 – Girls Lacrosse
GlenOak 8, Louisville 7
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team stormed back from a five-goal deficit but ultimately fell just short in an 8-7 loss to the visiting GlenOak Golden Eagles Wednesday night at Louisville Leopards Stadium. With the loss, Louisville drops to 2-8 on the season.
Babcock Nets Four in Near-Complete Comeback
Sophomore standout Izzy Babcock delivered another electric performance with four goals, including a second-half hat trick that nearly led Louisville to its third win of the season. Two of her scores came on free position shots, and her final goal brought the Leopards within a goal with just 3:09 remaining.
On that play, Babcock scooped a ground ball, to allow Louisville to maintain possession, and weaved through defenders before finishing with authority to make it 8-7.
Trailing 5-0 earlier, freshman Kasey Lint got Louisville on the board with a goal midway through the second quarter. Babcock cut the deficit to 5-2 with a score with 1:15 remaining in the first half.
Senior Brooklynn Essik set the tone early in the third with a goal to cut the GlenOak lead to 5-3 just 1:12 into the second half.
Senften Scores Six to Lead GlenOak
GlenOak sophomore Anna Senften was the difference-maker for the Golden Eagles, finishing with six goals, including a natural hat trick in span of 2:37 in the third quarter that gave GlenOak its largest lead at 8-3.
Matilyn Watson added two goals in the second period putting the Lady Eagles ahead 5-0 in the second quarter.
GlenOak evens its record at 8-8 with the win.
Leopards Defense Shuts Out Eagles in Final 19:23
After allowing three goals in two quarters, the Leopard defense locked down for the final 19:23 and shutout the Golden Eagles throughout the entire fourth quarter. GlenOak had several shot opportunities near the net, but the Louisville defense held them at bay each time to keep the Leopards in the game late.
Louisville Vs. GlenOak Girls Lacrosse Series
The Lady Leopards have now surrendered 5 of their last 6 meetings against the Golden Eagles, including the last three at home. Louisville still leads the all-time series 9-6 overall, which includes a 6-4 record in games played against GlenOak at Louisville Leopards Stadium.
This was the 15th meeting between Louisville and GlenOak in girls lacrosse, the most games against any Lady Leopard opponent. The two teams will meet again at Bob Commings Field on Monday, May 5.
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UP NEXT: The Louisville Girls Lacrosse Team will next host ND-Canada on Thursday, May 1. Varsity will start at 5:30 PM and JV will follow around 6:30 PM from Louisville Leopards Stadium.
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GlenOak at Louisville Scoring Summary
GOLDEN EAGLES 8, LEOPARDS 7
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
GlenOak 2-3-3-0–08
Louisville 0-2-2-3–07
1st Quarter
GLENOAK – Anna Senften | LHS 0, GHS 1
GLENOAK – Anna Senften | LHS 0, GHS 2, 1:18
2nd Quarter
GLENOAK – Matilyn Watson | LHS 0, GHS 3, 9:08
GLENOAK – Anna Senften | LHS 0, GHS 4, 8:15
GLENOAK – Matilyn Watson | LHS 0, GHS 5, 6:36
LOUISVILLE – Kasey Lint | LHS 1, GHS 5, 6:07
LOUISVILLE – Izzy Babcock | LHS 2, GHS 5, 1:15
3rd Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Brooklynn Essik | LHS 3, GHS 5, 10:48
GLENOAK – Anna Senften | LHS 3, GHS 6, 10:00
GLENOAK – Anna Senften | LHS 3, GHS 7, 8:10
GLENOAK – Anna Senften | LHS 3, GHS 8, 7:23
LOUISVILLE – Izzy Babcock | LHS 4, GHS 8, 2:11
4th Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Cheyanne Franklin | LHS 5, GHS 8, 9:48
LOUISVILLE – Izzy Babcock | LHS 6, GHS 8, 9:08
LOUISVILLE – Izzy Babock | LHS 7, GHS 8, 3:09
Records: GlenOak 8-8, Louisville 2-8
