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• Junior Darla Poulin scored two goals and added an assist to lead HPU in scoring
• Junior Erica Perrotta tallied two goals for the second-consecutive game
• Sophomore Samantha Herman had five ground balls, five caused turnovers and three draw controls
 
ELON, N.C.—The High Point University women's lacrosse team fell at Elon, 14-7, Sunday afternoon (Feb. 19) at Rudd Field in Elon, N.C.
 
"I thought our execution was poor today," High Point head coach Lyndsey Boswell said. "We had a good game plan going in and I felt that we had a slow start. I think without the slow start you see stats that are pretty equal. We grinded when we when we needed to and we were gritty and created possessions for ourselves on offense, we just couldn't execute our shots. Between giving up some soft goals early and not finishing out shots, that was the difference in the game."
 
The two teams were nearly even at the draw, with Elon picking up 12 draw controls to High Point's 11. The Purple & White had 32 shots compared to Elon's 31, while the Phoenix had 19 turnovers to HPU's 15.
 
The Phoenix (4-0) jumped out to a 5-0 lead before the Panthers (0-2) scored three of the next four goals. Senior Samantha Brown opened the HPU scoring with her third of the season, while junior Darla Poulin added her second of the year off a fee from junior Erin Ilchuk. After an Elon goal, sophomore Emory Gaeng notched her first of the season to pull HPU within three at 6-3 with 8:02 left in the half.
 
Elon scored the last three goals of the first frame and first two goals of the second. Junior Erica Perrotta added a pair of unassisted goals in the second half to bring her tally to four for the season. Poulin added her second of the day with 7:14 and junior Brooke Stevens scored on a breakaway off a pass from Poulin with 1:25 to go to conclude the HPU scoring.
 
Sophomore Samantha Herman had five ground balls, five caused turnovers and three draw controls, while Sophomore Meredith Chapman had a team-high four draw controls.
 
Elon's Rachel Ramirez made 15 saves to improve to 4-0, while sophomore Molly Andrews (8) and freshman Jill Rall (2) combined for 10 saves. Andrews fell to 0-2 on the season in net.
 
The Panthers return to action Saturday (Feb. 25) at James Madison. First draw in Harrisonburg, Va., is set for 1 p.m.
 
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