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May 02, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse
CHARLOTTE – The Big South Conference selected Rylee Gonzalez as the freshman of the week for the second consecutive week after scoring six points between the two games played last week.
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Gonzalez' scored the first goal in the team's 15-10 win over Winthrop on Wednesday, marking the 'Dogs second-ever victory over the Eagles in program history. She notched her second of the day at the end of a GWU 3-0 run that pushed their advantage to 10-7 early in the second half.
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On Saturday, she scored in the closing seconds at High Point on a free position shot to give GWU a 6-5 edge going into halftime, Gardner-Webb's first-ever halftime lead over the Panthers. In the second half, she dished a trio of assists, including one on the first goal of that half to give either team their first multi-goal lead of the game. The other pair gave GWU a comeback opportunity in the fourth. She finishes the year with 15 assists after Saturday's outing to have the second-most by a freshman in school history.Â
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Gardner-Webb finished the season with a 3-6 mark in Big South play to finish in a tie for 6th place with Presbyterian in the program's ninth year of existence. The team collected their second-most wins against league opponents in school history during 2023.
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Gonzalez' scored the first goal in the team's 15-10 win over Winthrop on Wednesday, marking the 'Dogs second-ever victory over the Eagles in program history. She notched her second of the day at the end of a GWU 3-0 run that pushed their advantage to 10-7 early in the second half.
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On Saturday, she scored in the closing seconds at High Point on a free position shot to give GWU a 6-5 edge going into halftime, Gardner-Webb's first-ever halftime lead over the Panthers. In the second half, she dished a trio of assists, including one on the first goal of that half to give either team their first multi-goal lead of the game. The other pair gave GWU a comeback opportunity in the fourth. She finishes the year with 15 assists after Saturday's outing to have the second-most by a freshman in school history.Â
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Gardner-Webb finished the season with a 3-6 mark in Big South play to finish in a tie for 6th place with Presbyterian in the program's ninth year of existence. The team collected their second-most wins against league opponents in school history during 2023.
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