PUEBLO, Colo. - Adams State Women's Lacrosse returned to action Tuesday afternoon with a neutral site game against Concordia-St. Paul on Tuesday afternoon in Pueblo, Colo. The Grizzlies fell to the Golden Bears 25-1 to move to 0-2 on the season.

The Golden Bears (2-1) used a fast start to ultimately down the Grizzlies as they scored 14 goals before the Grizzlies got on the board. The Grizzlies got their lone goal from Madison Gerchow to avoid the shutout.

Helping the visiting team pick up a neutral site win was a 40-4 shots advantage including a 33-2 shots on goal edge. The Golden bears also used 24 Grizzly turnovers to their advantage to pick up the win.

Concordia, St. Paul managed to get out early with three goals scored in the first five minutes. The quick start pushed the momentum for the visiting team as they put up a total of a total of 12 goals in the first 15 minutes of action in the first period.

The Grizzlies found a rhythm on the defensive end and closed out the final 15 minutes of the first period allowing just two goals and scoring one of their own before heading into the locker room.

Gerchow got the Grizzlies on the board after winning a draw control to get herself in solid attacking position. With the help of quick footwork, the junior blew by her defenders and ultimately drew a foul to set up a free position shot for the Grizzlies goal.

Coming out of the locker room, the Golden Bears continued their rhythm on offense and scored another 11 goals to help maintain their wire-to-wire lead for the afternoon. 

For the game, Gerchow led the the offense with a goal scored and had a team-high five draw controls. Savannah Penland took the most shots with three. Louisa Sabchez led the way in ground balls four. She aso had eight saves in net. Both Penland and Delanie Ward were second on the team in groundball pickups with two, respectively.

Hannah Distad led the Golden Bears offense with a game-high six points on three goals and three assists. Kaci Reid was one point back with five on two goals and three assists. Erica Peterson finished the game with four points on a pair of goals and assists. Goalkeeper Claire Hagen picked up the win and notched one save in 30 minutes of action.

The Grizzlies will be back in action this weekend as they return to Alamosa for their 2019 home opener. They will take on the Notre Dame College Falcons out of Ohio. The game will be played on Saturday, March 9 at the ASU Lacrosse Field and will get underway at 1 p.m.