Box Score WHEELING, W.Va. – Paige Plesich scored four goals and Lyndsay Carpenter added three to lead Wheeling Jesuit (10-7) to a 14-8 win over Shepherd (6-12) in the finals of the MEC Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Sunday at Wheeling Jesuit. 

Junior midfielder Sarah Wendt (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) scored three goals and senior midfielder Haley Price (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty) added two to lead the Rams. 

Senior attacker Brooke Hunley (Monrovia, Md./Linganore), junior midfielder Courtney Matthews (Monrovia, Md./Urbana), and  freshman attacker Lillian Funke (Hagerstown, Md./Boonsboro) each added single tallies. Funke added an assist.

Elizabeth Hales added two goals for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals had a 9-5 lead at halftime behind three first half goals from Plesich and two from Carpenter.

Wheeling Jesuit had a 24-20 advantage in ground balls and a 15-9 edge in draw controls. Shepherd was 15-of-19 in clears, while Wheeling Jesuit was 15-of-17. Wheeling Jesuit had a 35-24 advantage in shots. 

Junior goalkeeper Casey Hickman (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) had 16 saves for the Rams, while Maire Austin recorded nine saves for the Cardinals.

2017 MEC All-Tournament Team
Kim Lubic - WV Wesleyan
Rachel Cole - UVa-Wise
Brooke Hunley - Shepherd
Courtney Schwiegerath - Shepherd
Casey Hickman - Shepherd
Mary Burns - Wheeling Jesuit
Brianna Wahle- Wheeling Jesuit
Elizabeth Hales - Wheeling Jesuit
Kori Hickman - Wheeling Jesuit (MVP)