MacMillan Scores 5 as Coker tops Barton

HARTSVILLE, S.C. –  Coker gets its first win of the season over Barton College of the Conference Carolinas. Mia MacMillan, Kate Halcro, and Paulina LoCasio score hat-tricks for the Cobras in their 13-3 win over Barton College.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Records

Coker 2-1 | Barton 0-0

Final Score

Coker 13 | Barton 3

TOP PERFORMERS:

• Mia MacMillan: 5 goals, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
• Kate Halcro: 4 goals, 3 ground balls, 2 caused Turnovers 
• Paulina LoCascio: 3 Goals, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
• Grace Miranda: 1 goal and 2 assists, 2 ground balls
• Olivia Schmidt: 9 Saves, 4 ground balls

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• The first period saw the Cobras take a 3-1 lead over the Bulldogs, with Paulina LoCascio scoring not only her first collegiate goal but also her second in under 2 minutes into the game to take the lead for the Cobras.
• Coker scored 4 unanswered goals in the 2nd period with Mia MacMillan notching her first of the game early in the period. Grace Miranda had a huge final four minutes as she scored her first collegiate goal to make it 6-1, then followed up with an assist to another Mia MacMillan goal.
• Coker slowed down the scoring in the 3rd period with Kate Halcro scoring her second goal of the day, 5 minutes into the period via a Grace Miranda assist. The Bulldogs pulled back shortly after.
• In the Final period, the Cobras were deadly in front of the goal. The Bulldogs struck first, but Coker fired back with 4 goals of their own to take this match up with a final score of 13-3

WHAT'S NEXT?

Coker will be at home next as they take on Colorado St.-Pueblo on February 19th. This game is scheduled for a 4:00 PM Start. This will also be the Blue Out game for Women's Lacrosse.