FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Franklin College women's lacrosse team celebrated their final regular season game in proper fashion on Saturday (Apr. 24), downing the Mount St. Joseph Lions 12-10 in front of a raucous Faught Stadium crowd that bared the rain in support of the team.

Franklin (1-7, 1-3 HCLC) got five points from freshman Bayleigh Riddle, a hat trick from sophomore Anya Glodowski and several key saves from senior goalkeeper Courtney Jones late in the game to hold off a late charge from the Lions (2-4, 2-3 HCLC).

How it Happened
The sophomore duo of Victoria Simmons and Lora Adkins put Franklin in front by a pair less than four minutes in with goals just 34 seconds apart. The Lions answered with back-to-back tallies to tie things up before Franklin responded with two goals from Abbey Voss and one from Riddle to make it 5-2 with 20:22 to play in the first half.

The Mount netted three straight over a two-minute stretch to tie things up and the two sides would go 10 game minutes between goals before Mia Turnbaugh broke the tie with 8:23 to play in the half. Riddle potted her second of the day with the Grizzlies up a player late in the half, spotting Franklin a 7-5 lead at the half.

Glodowski took over early in the second half, scoring three straight goals in a span of 1:12 to give Franklin their largest lead of the day at 10-5 with 27:05 to play. Riddle netted her third of the day with just under 20 minutes to play and Turnbaugh potted her second on a free position attempt to make it a 12-7 game with 12:55 to play.

Jones held the fort down with seven saves over the final 12 minutes and got some help in the form of four Mount shots that drew iron.

Inside the Box Score
-Jones was brilliant in helping Franklin pick up the win, stopping 18 Lion shot attempts and grabbing a team-high seven ground balls. Shots were 44-26 in the Mount's favor with Riddle and Glodowski firing six shots each to lead Franklin's attackers.
-Voss finished with two goals and her first assist of the year while scooping up four ground balls and winning a pair of draw controls.
-Simmons had a career-high three assists to go along with her goal.