The Wilmington College women's lacrosse team opened the 2016 with a 21-6 loss to Division II Ursuline Saturday in non-conference action on Townsend Field in Williams Stadium.

RECORDS

• Wilmington falls to 0-1 overall, while Ursuline improves to 1-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Five different players scored for the Fightin' Quakers.
• Ursuline scored the first goal less than one minute into the game, and led 3-0 just 90 seconds into the game.
• Senior Loryn Bryson (Carlisle, OH/Carlisle) was the only Wilmington player with multiple goals, scoring the first and last goals in the second half.
• Senior Stephanie Belz (Gahanna, OH/Lincoln), junior Kiki Hall (Westerville, OH/Central), senior Abby Jude (Lancaster, OH/Fairfield Union) and junior Nikki Northern (Dayton, OH/Chaminade Julienne) all scored.
• Hall won half of Wilmington's 12 draw controls, while sophomore Abby Englehart (Westerville, OH/North) had a team-high two ground balls.
• Ursuline was 20-of-23 in clear attempts, while WC was 17-of-28 in its clear attempts.
• Wilmington committed 13 turnovers, and the Arrows had 11.
• Ursuline was called for three yellow cards.
• Senior Katie Bennett, 0-1 overall, (Newport, OH/Frontier) recorded six saves on 23 shots.

QUOTE

• "We had a lot of good moments and made some good connections," said Wilmington head coach Brett Yenger. "This is the best first game we've had especially starting off with such a challenging opponent. We have a lot of room for improvement, but nothing we can't fix for the next game."

WHAT'S NEXT

• Wilmington travels to Waynesburg 2 p.m. March 7 in non-conference action.