Women's Lacrosse Holds Off Lafayette, 14-13
EASTON, Pa. - After Lafayette tied the game at 13 apiece, Kait Henning fired a free position shot past the opposing goalkeeper to give Colgate a one-goal lead.
EASTON, Pa. - After Lafayette tied the game at 13 apiece, Kait Henning fired a free position shot past the opposing goalkeeper to give Colgate a one-goal lead.
With less than two minutes to go, Elizabeth Joffrey caused a pivotal turnover to secure the narrow, 14-13 win over Lafayette at Fisher Stadium on Saturday.
COACH GUIDO'S COMMENTS
"Every single person took a hand in this win from top to bottom, from the bench, to the field, every person made it happen."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Lafayette opened the scoring early but the Raiders scored three unanswered led by two goals from Caroline Panzirer and a goal from Lucy Licata.
- The Leopards were able to score with one second left in the first frame to cut the Colgate lead to just one after the opening quarter.
- Panzirer completed the hat trick with less than 10 minutes left in the first half and pushed the Raiders advantage to two goals.
- Kait Henning extended the Colgate lead before Lafayette netted its third.
- Panzirer scored her fourth of the game on a free position goal but the Leopards answered just a minute later to keep the game within two.
- The Leopards cut the lead to just one before Aubrey McMahon and Panzirer scored 22 seconds apart and gave the Raiders some breathing room before halftime.
- McMahon slotted a free position goal before the end of the second quarter and Colgate held onto a 9-7 lead at the break.
- Panzirer picked up where she left off in the second half with an assist to Licata and a goal of her own to put the Raiders ahead 11-7.
- Ella Bishara netted her first of the game and gave Colgate its largest lead of the day at five goals.
- Lafayette scored four straight to finish the penultimate quarter and the Raiders held onto a one-goal lead.
- Kendall Belanger ripped one into the top of the net with eight minutes left in the game to put Colgate ahead by two but Lafayette answered with a goal less than a minute later.
GAME NOTES
- Ella Bishara extended her goal streak to 13 games with a tally today.
- Caroline Panzirer scored a season-high six goals, the junior's 10th multi-goal game this season.
- Aubrey McMahon netted two goals to continue her impressive first year season, sitting second on the team with 27 goals.
- Lucy Licata added nine draw controls to her program record tally. Licata also posted four caused turnovers in the victory.
UP NEXT
The Raiders (7-6, 3-3 PL) will return to Hamilton for their final home regular season game of the season as they host Boston University on Wednesday at Andy Kerr Stadium. The game is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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