SCRANTON, PA – Jillian Lopez's seven goal performance leads the No. 25 University of Scranton women's lacrosse team past No. 18 Haverford College, 13-8, at Weiss Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
- Final Score: No. 25 Scranton – 13; No. 18 Haverford – 8
- Records: No. 25 Scranton (1-2); No. 18 Haverford (1-1)
How it Happened
- Haverford opened the scoring just 53 seconds into the game to take a 1-0 lead.
- Lopez finished a pass from Natalie Paul to tie the game at 1-1 with 9:19 remaining in the period, and with 6:29 left in the first, Eileen Hewitt scored to give Scranton its first lead at 2-1.
- Lopez netted two goals less than two minutes apart to extend Scranton's advantage to 4-1 with 3:07 to play in the opening period.
- Haverford responded with a 4-0 run over the first nine minutes of the second quarter to regain the lead at 5-4, its first lead since the opening minutes.
- Colleen Mullin took a feed from Allyson Flynn and scored her first goal since 2024 to tie the game at five with 5:10 left in the half.
- The Fords answered to go back in front, 6-5, at the 2:51 mark, but Lopez closed the half with a free position goal to even the score at 6-6.
- Lopez opened the third quarter the same way she ended the second, converting a free position attempt to give Scranton a 7-6 lead on her fifth goal of the game.
- Haverford answered less than a minute later to tie the game at 7-7 and then took an 8-7 lead at the 8:49 mark.
- With 1:21 remaining in the third quarter, Lopez scored her sixth goal of the game, assisted by Paul, to tie the score at 8-8.
- Scranton regained the lead 2:36 into the fourth quarter and did not trail again, as Hewitt scored her second goal of the game.
- Grace DiDominica scored Scranton's 10th goal at the 9:38 mark, assisted by Jessica McCabe. Two minutes later, McCabe finished a pass from Mullin to make it 11-8.
- Lopez added her seventh goal of the game with 4:57 remaining, and Hewitt recorded her third goal one minute later to extend the lead to 13-8.
- Scranton's defense limited Haverford to just two goals in the second half and none in the fourth quarter, as the Royals secured a 13-8 victory.
Top Performers
Inside the Box Score
- Scranton out shot Haverford 32-25.
- The Fords won 12 draw controls, while the Royals won 10.
- Scranton had 12 caused turnovers and Haverford had six.
Up Next
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The Royals are back in action on Wednesday, Mar. 4 against No. 4 Gettysburg, with the opening draw set for 4 PM in Gettysburg, Pa.
