Box Score MURFREESBORO, NC - The Chowan University women's lacrosse team suffered an 18-8 loss to Emmanuel College on Saturday afternoon. The Hawks fell to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in Conference Carolinas play after the loss. Emmanuel College evened their overall record to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the league. 

The Lions got on the board quickly to open the match after scoring four goals in the first two minutes of the match. CU's Heather Orell got her team on the board with one of her four match goals at the 23:54 mark of the first period. Under a minute later Leslie Escobar cut the Lion lead to 4-2 with an unassisted goal. Tashana Barnett and Orell added a goal each in the first period but Emmanuel took a 10-5 lead into the halftime break. 

The Lions went on to out shoot the Hawks 17-12 in the second period and take the win 18-8. 

Orell notched a team-high four goals. Escobar and Barnett added two scores. 

For Emmanuel, Tara Larson scored a match-high seven goals. CU's Shaena Ravenell had 12 saves in the match. 

Chowan tallied 28 shots and finished up 10-12 in clear attempts. The Hawks also collected 38 ground balls as a squad with Barnett leading the way with seven total. 

The Hawks will take the week off before hitting the field again next Saturday, March 11th, when Lees-McRae comes to Murfreesboro for a 3:30pm conference match.