Georgetown, Ky. - The Marian women's lacrosse team earned their first win of the season on Wednesday night in Kentucky, as the Knights landed a 12-7 win over (RV) Georgetown College. Marian's win is their first of the season, as the Knights move to 1-1 on the young campaign.

The Knights acted quickly and scored the game's first goal within three minutes, as Taleah Nool netted the opening goal of the night. Georgetown would respond with a Madison Diaz goal at the 8:44 mark, but the draw was short-lived as Marian immediately won the draw control, leading to  Katie Murphy goal. The quarter would hit a tie once again with 6:52 to play before the second, but the Knights never gave up their lead, with Marian scoring three unanswered goals to cap a 5-2 period. Nool added her second goal of the quarter to put Marian in the lead, while Ashlynn Gray and Ella Grace Giedd each followed with a score.

The scoring would slow down in the second quarter, as Marian held a 2-1 edge over the Tigers in the quarter. Georgetown would score the first goal in the quarter to make it a two-score game, but with 9:42 to play in the half Murphy netted her second goal, putting Marian on top 6-3. The Knights would get another goal from Lizzie Piercy who scored her first goal of the season with 43 seconds remaining to cap the scoring in the half, seeing Marian lead 7-3 at the intermission. Marian had multiple chances to score in the quarter despite the two goals, as five shots were saved by the Tigers' Madison Haney.

Marian's defense in the second quarter played a large role in holding Georgetown to just one goal, and it carried over into the third quarter as the Knights again allowed one score. Multiple possessions for the Tigers ended in turnovers forced by Ashlynn Gray, while Katherine Hirsch made multiple saves to protect the goal. Ruby Mason scored both goals for Marian in the third quarter, helping her team lead 9-4 entering the final quarter.

In the fourth quarter Marian found another gear on offense, ending the game with three goals in the period. Ella Grace Giedd netted her second goal with 10:20 to play in the game to answer a Georgetown goal, while Katie Murphy and Delaney Koles would score in the final two minutes to add to Marian's lead. The Tigers would slip one final goal past Grace Coyne who took over goal-tending duties in the fourth quarter with 40 seconds remaining, ending the scoring for the game with Marian victorious 12-7. 

Murphy led Marian ni the game in goals and shot attempts, with three and seven, respectively. Murphy finished the night with five points, leading the way with two assists. Mason and Giedd each scored a pair of goals and had one assist, and Nool finished with two goals in the game. Delaney Koles' goal was the first in her career.

Defensively, Ashlynn Gray and Madeline Dumke led the team in caused turnovers with three each, and Gray led the team with nine draw controls. In goal, Hirsch received her first win of the year making six saves in 45 minutes of work. Coyne played the final 15 minutes of the game, making one save. 

Marian will play their home opener on February 29, hosting Missouri Baptist at St. Vincent Field at 4:00 p.m.

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