The University of Scranton women's lacrosse remained unbeaten in Landmark Conference play with a 14-7 victory against Susquehanna University on Saturday afternoon in Selinsgrove, Pa.
The Basics
- Final Score: Scranton – 14, Susquehanna – 7
- Records: Scranton (12-4, 8-0 Landmark); Susquehanna (8-8, 5-3 Landmark)
How it Happened
- The Royals opened the scoring at the 12:07 mark when Natalie Paul took a feed from Jillian Lopez and found the back of the net to give Scranton a 1-0 lead.
- Lopez added a goal of her own 57 seconds later, finishing a pass from Grace DiDominica to make it 2-0, and she struck again at the 10:41 mark to extend the lead to three.
- Susquehanna got on the board with 9:28 left in the first quarter, but 30 seconds later, DiDominica took a pass from Lopez and finished the shot to push the lead to 4-1.
- Sophia Trively netted her second goal of the game with 4:09 remaining in the opening frame to trim Scranton's lead to two.
- Hewitt scored her first goal at the 3:10 mark, and Lopez recorded her third of the period with 20 seconds left in the quarter to give the Royals a 6-2 advantage.
- Scranton added five goals in the second period and limited the River Hawks to just three shots in the frame, two of which were saved by Eva Guerino. Hewitt and Jessica McCabe scored 1:08 apart, McCabe added her second at the 7:16 mark to make it 9-2, and Riley Miller and Colleen Mullin each found the net as Scranton took an 11-2 lead into halftime.
- The River Hawks opened the second half with two goals in the first 2:54 of the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 11-4.
- Lopez answered with her fourth goal of the afternoon with 9:32 remaining in the quarter, taking a feed from Hewitt to put Scranton ahead 12-4.
- Alexandra Back added her first goal of the game at the 4:32 mark of the third to extend the lead to nine.
- Scranton struck quickly in the fourth as Hewitt scored her third goal just 16 seconds into the period, pushing the advantage to 14-4.
- The River Hawks scored the final three goals of the contest, but their late run was not enough as the Royals secured the 14-7 victory.
Top Performers
- Jillian Lopez led the team with four goals and two assists.
- Eileen Hewitt recorded three goals, three assists, three caused turnovers, and four draw controls.
- Paige Martin paced the Royals with five ground balls and four caused turnovers.
- Eva Guerino made 11 saves in the win.
Inside the Box Score
- Scranton outshot Susquehanna, 29-23.
- The River Hawks won 12 draw controls, while the Royals won 11.
- Scranton recorded 18 caused turnovers and Susquehanna tallied 11.
Up Next
- The Royals are back in action Wednesday afternoon against Drew University in their regular season finale, with action set to begin at 4 PM in Madison, N.J.