Granville, Ohio - The Alma College women's lacrosse found themselves down early against Denison University on their home field at the Deeds Field-Piper Stadium. Alma trailed 14-1 after the first 30 minutes of play before dropping to the Big Red, 19-2.

Denison University netted nine goals right off the bat before Alma managed to find the back of the net with 11:50 left to play in the first half. Senior Ashton Street (Brighton, Mich./Brighton) connected with sophomore Shelby Frazer (Holt, Mich./Holt) who picked up her sixth goal of the season. 

Junior Darby Kahler (Coldwater, Mich./Coldwater) scored the lone goal for Alma in the second half to make the score 18-2. Denison would score one more goal to finish the game with the 19-2 victory over the Scots.

Alma now sits at 2-3 on the 2016 season, all consisting of non-conference games. The Scots will have one more non-conference game next Tuesday (Mar. 29) on the road again against Aquinas College, with a start time of 7:00 p.m.

Alma will then begin conference play on Wednesday, April 6 for their first home game of the season as they welcome the Dutch of Hope College. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. at Bahlke Field.

QUOTE:

Head Coach Ashley Johnson

on the game...

"We learned a lot today playing a very talented Denison team. These experiences will serve us well as we head into our Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) season."