SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - - Round one goes to the Rams. Host Shepherd University outscored UVa-Wise 12-2 in the second half to claim a 19-9 win in the regular season finale for both schools. The same two teams will meet in the opening round of next week's Mountain East Conference Tournament Friday in Wheeling, W.Va. at 4 p.m.

Shepherd (7-9, 5-1 MEC) opened the game with a pair of unassisted goals as Haley Price and Erin Phelan each scored within the first two minutes of action.

UVa-Wise ( 11-4, 4-2 MEC) would match the hosts goal for goal over the game's next six combined goals before McKayla Grasham and Annie Hanson scored to tie the game at 5-5 with 14:18 to play in the opening half.

Phelan and Courtney Schweigerath would give the Rams a 7-5 lead only to see Hannah Marshall and Kristin Gobbi score for the Cavaliers to send the game to intermission tied at 7-7.

Marshall's goal was the third of the half.

The second half belonged to Shepherd as Haley Price and Courtney Matthews would score four goals each in the period to aid the hosts to victory.

Saturday's game featured 11 yellow cards, including two to the Cavs' Lauren Donahue.

Marshall finished with four goals and Grasham added five groundballs, three caused turnovers and two draw controls in the loss.

Price and Hunter Morris scored five goals each for Shepherd as the Rams tallied 37 shots in the win.  Schweigerath and Phelan picked up four groundballs and three draw controls each. As a team, Shepherd caused 18 UVa-Wise turnovers.

Friday's MEC Tournament game will mark the second consecutive season UVa-Wise and Shepherd have met in the tournament's opening round.