By Kenny Varner

BELLEFONTE – Fighting through a plethora of different weather conditions from Mother Nature, the Bellefonte girls lacrosse team held its senior night festivities against Mifflinburg.

Honored on the afternoon were Lady Raiders. Alannah McNichol, Brooke Struble and Erin Ashe.

In the end, the Red Raiders took the contest in a high scoring 16-4 victory.

“It was a good night for us. We started out 0-6 so we got our first victory. I hope the girls feel good,”said Bellefonte coach Kerry O’ Hara. “What we need to do is keep moving forward this season.”

Bellefonte got the opening faceoff. On their first drive, the Lady Raiders rushed the circle putting early pressure on the Wildcats goal. But Mifflinburg’s defense held, sending Bellefonte away empty handed.

But the game wouldn’t be scoreless for long as Aubrey Barnard picked up the ball at midfield and broke away hitting a goal at 8:29.

Bellefonte scored again when Lila Dawson got a pass from Barnard and she sent it home for goal number two at 7:54.

Early on, the Red Raiders’ defense came out strong forcing numerous Wildcat turnovers and giving the ball to its offense.

Anika Fetzer scored the team’s third goal at 5:48 on a jump shot slam, making it a 3-0 contest.

Dawson hit her second of the game on a transition shot with 4:44 still left in the first.

Quickly, Dawson found herself with a hat trick at 2:34 still left in the first as she broke free once again while Mifflinburg was a person down, making it 4-0.

Ava McNichol hit for the Red Raiders again at the 2:30 mark.

Penalty goal Bernard with seven seconds put Bellefonte in charge 7-0.

In the second half, Bellefonte went right to work when Zoe Wilson caught a pass from Bernard and sent it home at the 10:12 mark.

7 one on one against goalie, shot wide .

Ava McNichols added another Red Raiders again a goal McNichol put herself with two goals with still 8:03 left in the second.

At 7:18, Annika Fetzer hit goal number two of the game 10-0.

The domination continued as Emily Hoffman put one in on a penalty goal  with 5:15 left with score showing 11 on the scoreboard for Bellefonte.

Mifflinburg scored their first goal at 3:07 as number Ainsley Scott notched her first of a hat trick of goals for her team.

In the Second half, Mifflinburg battled its way back into the game on goals by Scott and teammate Maisey Souders at 8:05.

But the rest of the game belonged to the Lady Raiders as Dawson picked up two more goals by Dawson, Alannah McNichols, Zoe Wilson and Barnard’s third goal of the game securing the Senior night victory.

Bellefonte 16, Mifflinburg  4

M 1 2 1 0 – 4

B 7 4 1 4  -16

M goalie – Holly Swartz 7

B goalie – Ava Hill 5

Shots on goal: M – 12, B – 31