MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Women's Lacrosse teams second half surge was not enough to secure their first win of the season as the Hawks dropped a Conference Carolinas contest to Lees-McRae on Saturday afternoon in a low-scoring affair.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 6, Lees-McRae 8

RECORDS | Chowan 0-6 (0-1), Lees-McRae 1-2 (1-0)

LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Hawks Field)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Naila Smith led the Hawks with three points posting two goals and one assist.  Cameryn Barrow tallied two goals.  Victoria Brown and Grace Taylor notched a goal and an assist each.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Lees-McRae opened the scoring with a pair of goals in the first frame to lead 2-0.  Cameryn Barrow scored on a free-position attempt before LMC led 5-1 at the half.

LMC pushed their lead to 7-1 before Naila Smith and Victoria Brown scored on free-position attempts to cut the deficit to 7-3.

Naila Smith would score off an assist by Victoria Bown before Cameryn Barrow found the back of the net off an assist by Grace Taylor to trim the deficit to 7-5.

The Bobcats posted an insurance goal early in the fourth quarter as Naila Smith found Grace Taylor for a goal with 2:00 remaining.

UP NEXT

Chowan hits the road for league action to take on Southern Wesleyan in a Conference Carolinas contest on Saturday, March 18.  Opening draw control is slated for 1pm.