Box Score (LEBANON, Ill., Feb. 21)- Freshman attacker Hannah Schneider (Ellisville, Mo./Lafayette) scored a career-high five goals and freshman goalie Amy Porta (Ellisville, Mo./Marquette) snagged a school-record 18 saves for the McKendree University women's lacrosse team on Friday afternoon in a 12-11 win over Shorter University (Ga.).

The Bearcats improve to 1-1 overall this season and will travel to Fort Wayne, Ind., on Saturday, March 1 to play Indiana Tech at 5 p.m. ET.

Schneider's five goals led all players, while she also recorded an assist. Her five goals are tied for second for the most in a single game in school history, while her six points in the game is also tied for second. Freshman midfielder Victoria Lelo (Auckland, New Zealand/Westlake) was the other lone Bearcat with multiple goals in the contest with two. Senior Kahlyn Slominsky (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon Township), sophomores Rianne Holzmeyer (Hazelwood, Mo./Hazelwood West), Shirley Boland (St. Louis, Mo./Ursuline Academy), Janelle Woods (Hazelwood, Mo./Hazelwood West), and freshman Ellen Kilkenny (Manchester, Mo./Parkway South) also each had single goals in the victory.

Porta improved to 1-1 overall with the victory in the cage and eclipsed the previous school record for saves in a game by three. It was Porta's second career start in only her second collegiate game.

McKendree started off quickly and built a 3-0 lead in the first six minutes of play. The Hawks battled back and tied the game with just over 18 minutes to play in the first half, but the Bearcats answered with two goals 21-seconds apart to regain the lead, 5-3. Shorter cut its deficit to one four times through the remainder of the contest, but McKendree always answered to hold on for the win.