HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Presbyterian College women's tennis team dropped a National Lacrosse Conference match to the High Point Panthers on Saturday afternoon, 17-4.

PC moves to 1-11 on the year and 0-2 in NLC action. High Point moves to 8-2 and 2-0.

Jaime Beamish (Memphis, Tenn.) and Brianne Ward (Cincinnati, Ohio) each tallied a goal and an assist for the Blue Hose. Kirstin Stenoien (Houston, Texas) and Jena Ready (Charlotte, N.C.) each scored once and Stenoien paced the squad with four ground balls on the day. Catherine Ellis (Charlotte, N.C.) picked up an assist as well.

Three of PC's four goals came from an assist.

High Point, the defending NLC champions, turned the ball over 20 times against the Blue Hose.

Goalkeeper Samantha Arey (New Albany, Ohio) made four saves and took the loss. Susan England (Bethesda, Md.) stopped five shots in relief.

High Point started strong, scoring the game's first four goals before Ward converted an Ellis assist to put the Blue Hose on the scoreboard with 21:03 left.

Beamish picked up her team-leading eighth assist with 26 seconds left in the opening half, helping on a Stenoien goal.

High Point took a 10-2 lead into halftime after a goal with eight seconds left.

Beamish scored a goal of her own midway through the second half. The sophomore cashed in on the free position to make the score 13-3.

Ready scored a little over six minutes later. The freshman took a Ward pass and beat goalkeeper Julia Burns for her fifth goal of the season.

Grace Gaeng and Mackenzie Carroll led the Panthers with three goals and three assists each.

The Blue Hose return to action when they face Longwood on the road on Friday. The opening draw is set for 4 p.m. in Farmville, Va.