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HILTON
HEAD, S.C. – Sophomore
attack Mandy Alderfer (Harleysville,
Pa./Souderton)
scored with less than two minutes to play to give
No. 7 Lock Haven University
(1-0) a 12-11 win over Merrimack
College (1-1) in a women’s
lacrosse game on Thursday (March 10)
evening.
Alderfer
led the Eagles with four goals, while sophomore midfielder
Jenna Richter (Long
Valley, N.J./West Morris Central)
and senior attack Diana Strizki (Flemington,
N.J./Hunterdon
Central) added three goals each.
The
Warriors trailed 6-3 at halftime, but battled back to take
a 10-9 lead with eight minutes to play in the game. The
Lady Eagles
rebounded to tie it, then took an 11-10 lead.
Merrimack tied the game once again before Alderfer’s
game-winning goal.
Sophomore
Christie Dunning (Ivyland ,
Pa./Central
Bucks East) made 10 saves for the
Lady Eagles to get the win,
while freshman Lawana DaCosta stopped nine shots
for the Warriors.
Merrimack
held a 22-5 advantage in ground balls and a 14-9 lead in
draw controls.
Alderfer,
Richter, Strizki, Dunning and the rest of the Lady Eagles
are back in action Saturday, March 12 at noon at No. 6
Limestone College.
Women’s Lacrosse Box
Score
Lock
Haven 12, Merrimack 11
Merrimack scoring: Amanda
Simeone 2-0 2, Alison Colarusso 6-1, Erin Black 1-0 1,
Beth Arnold 1-0 1, Allison Kownacki 1-0 1, Jennifer
Stachan 0-1 1, Marissa Sanseverino 0-1 1.
Lock
Haven: Mandy Alderfer 4-0 4,
Shannon Houck 1-1 2, Kim Penuel 1-0 1, Jenna Richter 3-0
3, Diana Strizki 3-0 3, Caitlin LaBonte 0-4 4, Kim Rentel
0-1.
Saves:
Lawana DaCosta (M) 9; Christie Dunning (LH) 10.
Shots:
Merrimack 18, Lock Haven 18.
Ground
Balls: Merrimack 22, Lock Haven
5.
Draw
Controls: Merrimack 14, Lock
Haven 9.
Free
Position: Merrimack 8, Lock
Haven 5.
Halftime: Lock Haven 6,
Merrimack 3.
Record: Merrimack 1-1, Lock
Haven 1-0. |
