SEWANEE, Tenn. - Behind a two goal, one assist second half from junior Lauren Travis, the Rhodes College field hockey team scored three second half goals to break a scoreless tie at the half and defeat the Sewanee Tigers in non-conference play, 3-1.

Rhodes moves to 6-1 overall including a 2-0 record in SAA play while Sewanee sits at 3-3 overall. Rhodes out shot the Tigers 22-12 including a 12-6 advantage in shots on goal. The Lynx also had an 11-6 lead in penalty corners. 

In a very eventful first half, Sewanee came out hot as they looked to jump all over their rivals in the first 35 minutes. The Tigers actually held a 9-8 shot advantage in the first half, but the Rhodes defense would come up big behind junior goalkeeper Laura Eckelkamp and junior defender Morgan Woodrow. Sophomore Abby Rockefeller and freshman Daryl Perry also made huge plays for the Rhodes defense.

In the second half, Rhodes broke through six minutes into the second half as senior Christina DiFelice sent a beautiful pass into the box, finding Travis who put away her first goal of the game for the lead.

It only took 39 second for Sewanee to answer as Virginia Barry evened the score to get the home crowd back into the match.

From there, Rhodes began to take control of the match in a hostile environment as the Rhodes forwards began to dominate behind the likes of Travis, DiFelice, and sophomore Lizzie Wood. The Lynx would out shoot Sewanee 14-3 in the second half.

With around six minutes to go in the second half, Travis broke free, beating the line of defense as well as goalie Katya Waters. Despite getting tripped up by Waters, Travis got the shot off and into the back of the net to put Rhodes ahead 2-1. 

The Lynx would put the match away for good with four minutes left as Travis struck again, this time with a beautiful pass to Wood who finished for Rhodes' third goal of the match to clinch the huge win.

Wood would get six shots off on the day while Travis added five. Sophomore Jillian Christensen had three shots while senior Kennedy Brislin, senior Mackenzie Busby, and freshman Cami Sullivan had two a piece. Eckelkamp finished with five saves on the afternoon.

Rhodes will be back in action in Sewanee tomorrow as they take on St. Mary's (Md.) in a neutral site contest. The match is scheduled for an 11 AM start time from Puett Field.