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By Brian Pitts
Enterprise Record

A 10-8 loss at Southwest Guilford was the first time that the Davie girls lacrosse team did not deliver in a close game, but the War Eagles made up for it by pulling out a 10-8 win at Mooresville.
In the nonconference game at SW Guilford on March 31, the Cowgirls got revenge for a 12-11 loss to Davie in February. Kayden Richardson and Lyndsay Davis had four and three goals, respectively, and Madison Daugherty had one.
The nonconference game at Mooresville on April 4 was full of counter-punches.
“We stayed within a two-goal range throughout the game,” coach Haley Hines said. “They were up two and we came back, and then we were up two and they came back.”
When the War Eagles had the lead in the fourth quarter, they knew how to salt the game away.
“In the fourth quarter, I said: ‘Every time we go on attack, I want you to take a minute off the clock before you do anything else,’” Hines said. “So we used the clock to help us win the game.”
Richardson had four goals, Davis three, Kimber Holston two and Viola Hewitt one. Getting assists were Richardson, Yasmin Chambers and Holston. The leaders in ground balls were Bethany Jacobs (six) and Gracie Shore (four). Davis and Shore had four draw controls each, while Richardson had three.
Shore, a freshman midfielder, shined brightly.
“She did a lot of things that helped us,” Hines said. “In her first game, we had her on defense. She is so quick and tall and can play the whole field. I said: ‘If you don’t mind playing midfield, we’re going to put you there. She said: ‘OK, let’s do it.’ And she’s been there ever since. She’s a basketball player. She knows the X’s and O’s of the sport just from playing basketball. That’s a huge help.”
The War Eagles improved to 5-4, a record that would have seemed highly improbable back in February. They have scratched, clawed and gutted out wins that ended 12-11, 10-9, 9-7 and 10-8.
“I’m pleasantly surprised,” Hines said. “I came into the season thinking it was just going to be a growth year, because I knew a lot of girls were not going to have experience. I was not expecting to get a lot of wins. I was just hoping that they play well and they start to understand the sport. Well, they have picked it up. It was a rocky start. Right before the season started, I only had 11, and that’s exactly how many you need to put on the field. So I had to send an email to the parents, saying this is a pivotal moment for our program. They started sending it out to more people. Lindsey Adams said I have some basketball girls (Shore, Daugherty and Emmie Burris) that want to play and they’re great athletes. It’s been a huge help.”