Eagles Women's Lacrosse Advance to AAC Title Game

from AAC Website:

Saturday, April 16  -  CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - No. 1 SCAD Savannah vs. No. 2 Reinhardt, 12 pm

WALESKA, Ga. - The top seeds will meet in the championship game of the 2022 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Lacrosse Tournament as SCAD Savannah and Reinhardt won their semifinal matches on Friday.

The tournament is being held at Reinhardt in Waleska, Ga.

Top-seeded SCAD Savannah opened the day with a 26-9 win over No. 4 seed Montreat. Tatum Crouch led the Bees with five goals with Aly De Caro chipping in four goals and an assist.

No. 2 seed Reinhardt registered a 26-3 win over third-seeded St. Andrews. Reinhardt dominated the first half as it lead 17-0 at the break. The Eagles led 20-0 before the Knights netted their first goal. Kelsey Sowa led Reinhardt with six goals on six shots.

SCAD Savannah and Reinhardt will square off for the title at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The game will be live-streamed and can be viewed by clicking here.

Here is the tournament schedule:

Thursday, April 14
Game 1 - No. 3 St. Andrews def. No. 6 Point, 19-3 (BOX)
Game 2 - No. 4 Montreat def. No. 5 Truett McConnell, 25-22 (BOX)

Friday, April 15
Game 3 - No. 1 SCAD Savannah def. No. 4 Montreat, 26-9 (BOX)
Game 4 - No. 2 Reinhardt def. No. 3 St. Andrews, 26-3 (BOX)

Saturday, April 16

Game 5 - CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - No. 1 SCAD Savannah vs. No. 2 Reinhardt, 12 pm

Reinhardt vs St. Andrews Game Recap

The Eagles made quick work to book their reservations for the AAC Women's Lacrosse Championship Game. They left no doubt in this one as they would score the first twenty goals of the game. St. Andrews would not score until the final two minutes of the third quarter. This win and the early semi-final win by SCAD Savannah sets up a matchup that all have been waiting for - #1 vs #2. SCAD won the regular season missing 18-15, but the Eagles are firing on all cylinders right now and it should be a match-up of two heavyweights going it to the final minute to show who is best.

Many Eagles had big days scoring. Kelsey Sowa would lead the way with six goals and she was closely followed by Anna-Marie Gazzo and Alyssa Klinger who both had 5 goals. Morgan McGhee would have an all-around great game scoring 4 goals, 2 assists, and 7 ground balls. 

It is now time to put the other games behind them and focus on the one championship game. Beating SCAD for the championship would be a big accomplishment for the Eagles and it would put them as one of the favorites going into the NAIA National Tournament.  The NAIA National Tournament is May 4 - 7, 2022 in Southfield, Michigan.  The bracket link can be found here:   https://www.naia.org/sports/wlax/2021-22/files/2022_WLAX_Bracket.pdf