Trojan women advance in CC lacrosse tournament

By UMO Sports Information
Published in Sports on April 23, 2014 1:48 PM

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MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive will make its first-ever appearance in the Conference Carolinas women's lacrosse tournament semifinals after a 15-8 victory over sixth-seeded Converse (S.C.) on Tuesday afternoon.

Candace Corkin and Michelle Fortier combined to score the first seven goals for the third-seeded Trojans, who oppose regular-season runner-up Pfeiffer University on Friday. Top-seeded Limestone (S.C.) takes on fourth-seeded Belmont Abbey in the other semifinal.

Fortier concluded the day with five goals and Corkin had four.

Mount Olive (12-5 overall) turned a one-goal advantage into a 6-2 cushion during a 1-minute, 48-second span in the opening half. Fortier scored 27 seconds after a Converse goal, while Corkin added two goals within 41 seconds apart of each other.

The Trojans led 10-2 at halftime.

UMO starting goalkeeper Hannah Knight recorded five saves, while Sarah Snell tallied two saves in the final six-plus minutes.