Bishops end lacrosse season with tourney loss

Fayetteville, NC - North Carolina Wesleyan’s lacrosse team saw its 2007 season come to an end on Tuesday afternoon as the 6th-seeded Bishops fell to 3rd-seeded Methodist by a 20-10 score in USA South Tournament first round action.  The Monarchs (6-9) now advance to the conference tournament semifinals for the sixth consecutive year, while Wesleyan concludes its second season of play with a 3-13 record.

NCWC senior Allie Stylc opened the scoring in the first minute of play, giving the Bishops an early 1-0 lead.  Freshman Jessica Lutzow quickly evened the score for Methodist, and Andrea DiStefano and Bridget Holcomb followed up with goals to give Methodist a 3-1 lead. 

The Bishops’ Lauren Stearns countered with a goal, but the Monarchs scored the next four to forge a 7-2 lead.  Methodist took a 12-4 lead into the break.

Wesleyan put up a fight in the second half, but got no closer than 16-8 with 13:17 remaining in the game. 

Holcomb finished with six goals and an assist to pace the Monarchs offensively, while Christina Layson tallied five scores.  For the Bishops, Stylc closed out her career with six goals and an assist.

Freshman goalkeeper Lindsey Cosgray had six stops in the game on 17 shots, while Wesleyan goalies Cary Trump and Sarah Seligman combined for 13 saves.