ORLANDO, Fla. – The Lander women's lacrosse team got career-high point totals from Alyssa Suchan and Emmy Peterson as the Bearcats earned a 20-17 victory over Davis & Elkins Wednesday afternoon. 

Peterson broke a 3-3 tie with a free position goal with 20:56 left in the first half, followed by back-to-back goals from Suchan. Emma Arafin's goal at 18:31 made the score 7-3 and another Peterson goal capped a 5-0 Bearcat run over a span of 3:06. Peterson's third goal of the half put Lander (3-4) up 10-7 with 2:10 left in the half. 

Hanging on to a 12-11 lead early in the second period, the bearcats embarked on a 4-0 spurt, started by Haley Von Achen's goal with 24:39 remaining. Tiyonna Hall's goal 42 seconds later made the score 14-11 and goals from Suchan and Kasey Bronco extended the Bearcats' advantage to 16-11 with 20:04 to play. Back-to-back goals from Lanie Graves in a span of 30 seconds gave Lander its largest lead of the day at 18-12 with 16:17 to go in the match. 

Davis & Elkins (0-2) pulled to within two goals with 8:54 remaining, but Mary Claire Robinson netted two goals over 2:09 to put Lander back up four. The Bearcat defense limited the Senators to just two shots over the final six minutes to hold on for the win. Brenah Sarrell made 12 saves in the victory.

Lander visits Embry-Riddle Friday evening at 5:00 p.m.

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