Hemminger Reaches 100-Point Plateau in Oberlin Win

Beth Hemminger became the fastest player in school history to reach the 100-point plateau after collecting seven points against Oberlin.

Paced by a historic five-goal, two-assist effort by Beth Hemminger, The College of Wooster women's lacrosse team cruised past host Oberlin College by a count of 17-3 on Wednesday afternoon (April 11) in North Coast Athletic Conference action.

By scoring the first two goals less than five minutes into the game, Hemminger became the fastest person in school history to reach the 100-point plateau for her career. Only a sophomore, Hemminger now has 105 points on 58 goals and 47 assists in 24 games played. In fact, her assist total already ranks third in the career annals at Wooster.

The Scots, who lost twice to Oberlin last season, were never threatened on Wednesday, as they bolted out to an 8-0 advantage with 5:41 remaining in the first half. The two teams swapped goals in the final minutes of the opening stanza and Wooster went into the break with a 9-1 edge.

The trend continued into the second half with the Scots scoring the first three goals en route to outscoring the Yeowomen 8-2 to earn the 14-point victory.

Hemminger was not the only offensive star, as senior Katelyn Connolly, sophomore Megan Kennedy, freshman Rachel Stevens, and junior Emily White each put up three or more points up in the victory. Connolly had two goals and four assists, Kennedy and Stevens tallied three goals and one assist apiece, while White scored three times.

Defensively, junior goalie Kim Christensen only had to face 10 shots by the Yeowomen and managed to save five of them.

Wooster, which has now matched its six-game winning streak from a year ago and owns a 6-3 record and 3-0 NCAC mark, heads to winless Earlham College (0-3, 0-2 NCAC) on Saturday (April 14) for a 1 p.m., meeting with the Quakers.