Dover, Del. (Apr. 20, 2023) --- Lindenwood used a dominant second half performance to key its 17-6 ASUN women's lacrosse victory over Delaware State this evening. The   Hornets only trailed by four at the half, but was outscored 9-2 in the final 30 minutes to fall to 2-12 overall and 0-5 in the ASUN. The Lions improved to 8-7 and 3-2. Logann Eldredge topped all players with five goals, while Meredith Parry added three to lead the Lions. London Downing and Ebony Reddick scored two goals each to top the Hornets' scoresheet.
Lindenwood led 2-0 before the Hornets got on the board on Reddick's first goal with 6:59 left in the opening period. Delaware State only trailed 5-3 after a goal by Gwenna Gentle at the 13-minute mark of the second period, but trailed 8-4 at the break. Eldredge tallied three goals in the first half for the Lions.
Lindenwood won the third period 5-0, and outscored the Hornets 4-2 in the fourth.
Delaware State will return to action with an ASUN contest at tome against Kennesaw State on Saturday (Apr. 22). Start time is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at Drass Field on the DSU Downtown Campus.