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(Carlisle, Pa.) - The Dickinson
College women's lacrosse team stormed out to a 10-3 halftime lead
en route to a 16-10 win over visiting Muhlenberg on Wednesday
afternoon. |
The Red Devils opened a 3-0 lead behind a pair of early goals
from senior Abby Larson (Easton, Pa./Gunston
Day). The Mules answered at the 24:45 mark before the
Devils rattled-off four straight to stretch the margin to 7-1 with
19:09 to play in the first half.
Muhlenberg's Danielle Rosen scored and assisted Kelsey Elmer on
back-to-back goals. The Devils finished the half with three
unassisted scores to hold a 10-3 advantage at the break.
The second half started similar to the first with the Devils
outscoring Muhlenberg 7-1. The Mules made a run over the final
6:48, scoring the last five goals to cut a 16-5 deficit down to the
final of 16-10.
Junior Sara Braniecki (Ocean City, Md./Stephen
Decatur)turned in an outstanding performance on attack,
dishing out five assists and scoring a pair of goals. She matches a
career-high with the third-best, single-game assist total in school
history, matching the third-best point total.
Larson finished with three goals and one assist
while Kaity Moore (Chestertown, Md./St.
Andrew's) and Lucy West (Bethesda,
Md./Holton-Arms) each tallied two goals and one
assist. Ella Clough (Chicago, Ill./St. Ignatius
College Prep) came on to score twice as well.
Alysa Crellin (Little Compton, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey
School)controlled seven draws and four ground
balls. Sunnie Ko (Springfield, Va./West
Springfield) controlled four draws, two GBs and
caused a pair of turnovers.
Junior goaltender Jessie Clark (Devon,
Pa./Conestoga) made 12 saves and controlled three
ground balls with a strong performance in the Devil cage.
Rosen led Muhlenberg (6-4, 1-3) with a game-high five goals,
adding one assist. Allysin Vachon made three saves.
The Red Devils improve to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in the Centennial
Conference. They travel to #2-ranked Franklin & Marshall for a
1:00 start on Saturday.