ATLANTA - Head Coach Taylor Martin's third season was another successful one for Oglethorpe as several Stormy Petrels set new records.
Oglethorpe opened with a 12-9 home win against Methodist. Their first road game was also a win, dominating 19-0 at Huntingdon. Conference play proved tough this season, especially with the addition of Southwestern. The Petrels fell to Sewanee in late March, then nearly pulled off a win at Berry but fell 11-10 in overtime. Oglethorpe ended the regular season on a high note with a 21-2 win at Hendrix, giving the team a burst of energy for the Southern Athletic Association tournament.
Oglethorpe posted a 20-9 revenge win against Centre to advance to the semifinals for the first time 2023. However, top-seeded Sewanee still packed the same power from earlier in the season and ended the Petrels season with a 16-12 loss in the semifinals.
Award Winners
- Makenna Bowens: All-SAA first team, 2x SAA Athlete of the Week
- Tori Perez: All-SAA first team, SAA Athlete of the Week, and USA Lacrosse preseason All-American
- Savannah Freeman: All-SAA second team
- Amber Fuentes: All-SAA second team
- Anna Ramsden: All-SAA honorable mention and All-Sportsmanship
- Anna Conza: All-SAA honorable mention and Petey Award for Scholar Athlete
- Ellis Mitchum: SAA Athlete of the Week and Petey Award for Breakthrough Stormy Petrel
Team Notes
Season Notes
- Oglethorpe faced Meredith, Guilford, Otterbein and Hartford for the first time in program history.
- The Petrels had the highest shot percentage (.461) and save percentage (.491) in the SAA.
- This was assistant coach Brianna Freeman's third season and coach Kaitlyn Morgenroth's first.
- Among SAA members, the Petrels made the highest number of shots in a single game this season with 49 at Hendrix in the quarterfinals.
Individual Leaders
- Bowens led the team offensively, scoring 81 goals, making 10 assists, and winning 45 draw controls. Her 81 goals are a new program record. She led the conference in goals per game (averaging 4.76), shots per game and total points. She holds the top three conference spots for goals in a single game this season; scoring eight against Hendrix, Otterbein and Rhodes to tie for third in the Oglethorpe record books.
- Bowens ranked ninth for draw controls and also recorded 21 ground balls. She surpassed 200 career points, now ranking third for single season points and second for career points in the Oglethorpe records. Her 194 career goals rank second in program history.
- Perez led Oglethorpe's defense, making 153 saves to top the SAA. She also recorded the conference's highest save percentage (.489) and third best goals against average (10.00). She recovered 60 ground balls and caused 14 turnovers. She tied for first in conference for total ground balls and led solo in average per game at 3.75.
- Perez's 577 career saves is now the Oglethorpe program record.Â
- Freeman won 52 draw controls to lead the team and rank seventh in the SAA. She also scored 18 goals, had 33 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers. She passed 100 career draw controls.
- Fuentes had 41 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers. She ranked 10th in the SAA for ground balls. Her 196 career ground balls is the new program record.
- Ramsden scored 38 goals, made 10 assists, had 24 ground balls and won 20 draw controls. She ranked second in the SAA for shots per game and ninth for goals. She passed 100 career goals and points.
- Conza scored 14 goals, won 29 draw controls and had 24 ground balls.
- Mariah Butler scored 24 goals, made 15 assists and had 20 ground balls.
- Mitchum scored 17 goals, had 18 ground balls and won 36 draw controls in just nine games before a season-ending injury. She still ranked fifth in the SAA for average draw controls per game and 10th for total draw controls, plus 10th for total shots.Â
- Cuni scored 14 goals.
- Liang recorded 28 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers.Â
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