The Morgantown Mohigans will square off against the George Washington Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Morgantown comes in on three and George Washington on nine.
Morgantown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Washington, who was ranked fifth at the time (Morgantown was ranked 17th). The Mohigans had just enough and edged out the Patriots 3-2 on Thursday. That's two games straight that Morgantown have won by just one goal.
They hit Washington with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Leina Cummings, Ella Miller, and Zayda Gorman Wilson.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but George Washington had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Big Reds as they made off with a 4-1 win. The result was nothing new for George Washington, who have now won 14 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
George Washington used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Parkersburg. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Mia Lough (80), Emma Cipoletti (80), and Sofia Wandling (80). The trio had averaged 55.9, 53.6, and 55.8 minutes respectively before Thursday's match. Lough made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
George Washington's victory bumped their record up to 19-2-1. As for Morgantown, the win got them back to even at 8-8-2.
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