BREVARD, N.C. - Fresh off its first victory of the 2020 season, the Brevard College women's lacrosse team (1-2) opens up USA South Conference action this weekend when the Tornados face off against Methodist University (1-2) and five-time defending USA South Women's Lacrosse Tournament Champion Meredith College (0-3).
The Tornados will square off with Methodist at 12 p.m. on Saturday in Fayetteville, North Carolina before closing the weekend out on Sunday against Methodist in Raleigh, North Carolina, with an 11 a.m. first draw.
On Wednesday evening at Ives-Lemel Family Field in BC's home opener, freshman attacker Autumn Kraemercontinued the hot start to her collegiate career, tying the single-game program record for goals scored with nine.
Kraemer's nine-goal performance was the third time that a BC women's lacrosse player has scored nine goals in a single game. The Stewartstown, Pennsylvania native joins Caitlyn Nemeth (April 1, 2015, vs. Lees-McRae) and Nina Siu (March 7, 2018, vs. Felician) as the only Tornados to reach the nine-goal plateau.
KC Collins bolstered Brevard's offensive attack with a six-goal, three-assist performance for a career-high nine points. Collins' six goals marked the first six career scores for the Marietta, Georgia native's career. The sophomore attacker/goalkeeper started all 16 games last season in goal for the Tornados and has started this year's first three contests in the field. Collins' nine points in Wednesday's contest are tied for the fifth-most single-game points in BC's program history.
Sophomore midfielder Hannah Scharf added a career-best four goals, while senior attacker Kelly Wilkins dished out a career-high five assists in the victory. Wilkins' five-assist outburst is tied for third-most in a single game in program history for BC women's lacrosse.
Defensively, senior Nicole O'Connor posted a career performance with eight ground balls, while Collins added five. Collins and Kraemer hauled in a team-best five draw controls each and Savannah Colliver caused a pair of turnovers. Freshman Carlie Henning notched her first win as a starting collegiate goalkeeper, stopping nine Wildcat shots in the victory.
Through the first three games of the young 2020 campaign, Kraemer has racked up 17 goals and a pair of assists for a total of 19 points. The freshman's 17 goals and 19 points each rank fifth, respectively, in the USA South.
Henning, Brevard's freshman goal stopper, ranks second in the conference with a 42.7 save percentage.
Following this weekend's road competitions, BC will turn its attention to spring break, facing NCAA DIII and ODAC member-institute Hollins University on Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m. on the road in Roanoke, Virginia.
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