GREENVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's lacrosse team overcame an early deficit and earned its first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) win of the spring by downing Thiel College, 14-8, on Wednesday evening.

Thiel (5-3, 1-1 PAC), who entered the mid-week matchup amidst one of the best starts to a season in program history, looked to continue that success on their home turf early on. The Tomcats netted three in a row to pull ahead 3-1 by the midway point of the first quarter.

However, it didn't take long for the Gators (2-6, 1-1 PAC) to shift momentum in their favor. Allegheny scored nine of the next 10 goals and outscored the Tomcats, 10-2, in the middle quarters. Emily Herrold (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) netted two tallies within the first 65 seconds of the second quarter to put Allegheny up by one, 4-3. After Thiel evened the score at 4-all, the Gators took full control of the contest by potting six unanswered goals.

Amelia Henderson (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny), Ashley Amato (Westerly, R.I./Westerly), and Herrold combined for three consecutive goals to bridge the third and fourth quarters, giving Allegheny its largest lead of the game at 13-5.

Inside the Box Score

• The Gators were the better team in nearly every statistical category.
• Allegheny had more shots (38-to-19), shots on goal (25-to-12), ground balls (28-to-17), and draw controls (19-7).
• The Gators were 6-of-11 on free position shots, while holding the Tomcats scoreless on four free position attempts.
• Herrold (4g), Lauren Petrarca (Simi Valley, Calif./Royal) (3g-1a), and Ema Caragein (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton LaSalle) (3g-1a) each logged a team-high four points.
• Petrarca had a busy day with seven ground balls, four caused turnovers, and one draw control.
• Herrold was dominant on the draw with a game-high 11 draw controls.
• Katherine Surdykowski (Chesterfield, N.J./Northern Burlington County Regional) and Amato both had one goal with one assist.
• Henderson and Sybi Gerhart (Denver, Pa./Cocalico), two defenders, combined for two goals, five caused turnovers, and eight ground balls.
• Thiel's Ashlyn Wightman (4g-1a) paced all scorers with a game-high five points.

News and Notes

• With Wednesday's win, Allegheny improved to 11-0 all-time against Thiel.
• The Gators posted season highs in shots (38), ground balls (28), draw controls (19), and free-position goals (6) on Wednesday.
• Herrold tied a single-game career-high with four goals.
• Gerhart scored her first goal of the season and the second of her career.
• Petrarca moved into 12th place in program history with 140 career points, surpassing Christina Zanic '10 (137).
• Senior goalie Sarah Thorman (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) moved into a tie with Lesley Stange '08 for second-place all-time in career wins with 26.

Up Next
On Saturday, April 6, the Gators will hold their 30th Anniversary Game on the blue turf at the Robertson Athletic Complex when they host Westminster College. The PAC matchup between Allegheny and Westminster is set for a 4:00 p.m. start.