FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The Bridgewater College women's lacrosse team fell to Methodist, 9-8, at Monard Stadium on Monday evening.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Methodist 9, Bridgewater 8
Records: Bridgewater 1-1; 1-2

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Eagles quickly got in front as Kaity Petersheim and Annika Benson scored inside the game's first two minutes. Petersheim and Lauren Roberts added another pair of goals as BC went ahead 4-0 just four minutes into the game forcing the Monarchs to use an early timeout. MU got its first score back off the stick of Payton Jones at the 9:47 mark but Madelaine Godat increased the lead back to four goals as the Eagles led 5-1 after the first quarter.
• Methodist closed the gap through the second quarter as Kennedy Martin found the back of the cage while man-down and Layla Wiesenfeld got the home side within two goals with 6:05 remaining in the half. Nearly 30 seconds later, Roberts got her second of the game to move the score to 6-3, but another Monarchs' goal by Tia Marlinghaus sent the game into half time with a 6-4 scoreline in favor of the Eagles.
• The third quarter was all Methodist as the lone two goals of the period were scored by the home side as Marlinghaus and Wiesenfeld each score to knot the game at 6-6 heading into the final quarter.
• Roberts completed her hat trick to start off the fourth period and give BC the lead once again, but Jones scored her second of the contest to tie the game again with 8:30 left in regulation. Off the next draw, Roberts gained possession and scored her fourth of the game to once again push the Eagles in front, 8-7, with seven minutes to go in regulation. The Monarchs tied the game for a third time with a goal from Rosa Williams with five minutes left. The Eagles had a chance in the game's waning moments as Ashley Venit fired a free-position shot, but the attempt was saved. As possession went the other way, a timeout from the Monarchs paused the game, but an unforced turnover allowed BC to go the other way. The Eagles got off a shot, but it was blocked aside by a defender as the Monarchs picked up possession and went down the field as Martin scored to give the home team the lead with just 16 seconds left in the contest. Bridgewater won the game's final draw, but the remaining time ticked away.

GAME STATS

• Roberts led all players with four goals to go with an assist for a five-point performance to go along with four draw controls.
• Petersheim finished with two goals with a ground ball, a caused turnover and three draw controls, while Benson and Godat also scored for the Eagles.
• Jenna Entsminger added in an assist as well. 
• Tavin Krick paced the Eagles' field players with four ground balls while Olivia Lawrence and Aubrey Beale each had three apiece.
• Lawrence, Petersheim, Benson, Grace Pietro, Julia Frick and Godat all had one CT.
• Rachael Robinson registered eight saves in all 60 minutes. She also racked up five ground balls and a caused turnover. 
• In addition, Pietro finished with three draw controls while Benson and Faith Bartos each had one to go along with the four from Roberts and three from Petersheim.
• Methodist outshot Bridgewater, 21-17, while the Eagles had a 20-14 edge in ground balls. 

UP NEXT
Bridgewater stays on the road in North Carolina as it heads to Raleigh to face Meredith on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 4 pm.