Spartans Down Bellarmine 4-2

East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State earned a 4-2 victory on the road at Bellarmine on Friday afternoon. The Spartans improve to 3-2 on the season, while Bellarmine falls to 2-3 on the year.

Michigan State got a pair of goals in the first quarter – Maddie Lawlor started it off with her third of the season less than a minute into the game off an assist from classmate Emma O'Neill . O'Neill scored one of her own later in the period (9:23) to give the Spartans the early lead. MSU took a 3-0 lead into halftime on an Ellie Rutherford strike with less than a minute remaining in the second.

The teams traded goals in the third – the home team scored early in the second half (11:44), but Carmen Pucheta answered less than a minute later with her second of the season. A late goal by Bente Moormann at 12:44 made it a 4-2 game as the teams entered the final frame.

Lyra Gavino had two saves in the game, while counterpart Kailey Workman made four stops for the Knights.

Michigan State returns home to host Colgate on Sunday, with the teams facing off at 11 am.

The Spartans outshot their hosts by a 15-4 margin in the game.
O'Neill factored in multiple goals for the second time this season, netting a goal and assist against the Knights. She had two assists in the win over Vermont last Friday.
Ellie Rutherford scored a goal in back-to-back games, and now has 2-2-6 on the season.
Senior Maddie Lawlor scored in the first quarter and she has at least a point in four of five games this season. Her 3-1-7 scoring line is her career single-season best in both goals and points.
Carmen Pucheta scored her second goal of the season in the third quarter.

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Team Stats

Emma O'Neill

Ellie Rutherford

Maddie Lawlor

Carmen Pucheta

Players Mentioned

Lyra Gavino

Maddie Lawlor

Emma O'Neill

Carmen Pucheta

Ellie Rutherford

Players Mentioned

Lyra Gavino

Maddie Lawlor

Emma O'Neill

Carmen Pucheta

Ellie Rutherford