WINCHESTER, Va. – Shenandoah University battled through the bitter cold and a determined opponent Wednesday afternoon in an 18-11 non-league women's lacrosse victory over Widener University.

After Widener (1-2) scored the game's initial goal, Shenandoah (3-2) answered with six straight to take a lead it would not relinquish.

IN BRIEF

Five different women scored during that six-goal run with sophomore Alyson Bittinger tallying twice.

After the Pride broke the string with an unassisted goal at 16:05, junior Cassie Arndt set up Bittinger at 15:40 and Nikki Zerna at 11:39 to reassert control.

Widener made matters interesting with a 5-1 run that bridged halftime before Shenandoah answered with a 5-2 run of its own to put the game away.

The Pride scored two straight, at 8:31 and 4:06, before the Hornets closed out the game on a four-goal run.

Bittinger led all scorers with six goals and two assists for eight points.

SU LEADERS

• Goals: Bittinger 6, Arndt 4, Jordyn Miller 2, Kaitlyn Morris 2, Emma Stiffler, Zerna, Madison Ulm, Hailey Colt

• Assists: Arndt 3, Bittinger 2, Miller, Morris, Stiffler, Macy Tignor, Zerna

• Groundballs: Arndt 4, Gionna Maria 4, Shannon Kelley 3, Alexandra Simonson 3

• Draw Controls: Bittinger 7, Arndt 3, Miller 3

• Caused Turnovers: Ulm, Arndt 2

• Saves: Gionna Maria 9

BY THE NUMBERS

• Shots: SU 39, Widener 29

• Groundballs: SU 21, Widener 17

• Draws: SU 16, Widener 15

• Clears: SU 19-of-24, Widener 14-of-18

• Free Position Attempts: SU 3-of-4, Widener 3-of-7

QUOTABLE

"It was the offensive performance we have been waiting for," head coach Lindsey Lutz said. "We had a number of women put their names on the scoresheet and contribute to the win."

UP NEXT

Shenandoah travels to Marywood on Saturday at noon.

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