FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College women's lacrosse team lost its Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth matchup at home against No. 7 York College of Pennsylvania with a final score of 19-4.

Inside the Box Score

• Laura Skorobatsch, Lucy Sokoloff, Jess Lyons and Liz Connelly scored one goal apiece. Skorobatsch added four draw controls while Lyons recorded one draw control and one caused turnover.
• Cassidy O'Neill and Savannah Thomas had two caused turnovers each. O'Neill also recorded three ground balls while Thomas added two.
• Sophia Vilaca made seven saves. 

How it Happened

• The Spartans started off strong, scoring eight goals in the first 16 minutes of play. After three straight fouls from York, a pass from Rebecca Turner allowed for Sokoloff to score with 13:31 on the clock. York answered back with four straight goals, giving them a 12-1 lead with 4:56 left in the half. Lyons scored an unassisted goal with 2:48 on the clock, bringing the score to 12-2 going into halftime.
• Two back-to-back goals from Riley Roeder increased York's lead to 14-2 with 21:11 left to play. Chloe MacDonald scored another Spartan goal off of a pass from Jenna Cholowinski at 18:29. Skorobatsch scored less than 90 seconds later, narrowing York's lead to 15-3. Connelly then scored off of a free position shot at 13:45. York scored off of two back-to-back free position shots, extending their lead to 17-4 with six minutes left to play. Two more Spartan goals solidified the victory for York, making the final score 19-4.

Analysis

• York held a 35-11 advantage in shots.
• Hood recorded nine ground balls while York earned 10.

For the Opposition

• Kiersten Blanchard led the scoring for the Spartans with four goals, two ground balls and three draw controls.
• MacDonald scored three goals and added five ground balls, two caused turnovers and four draw controls.
• Roeder, Rachel Della, Madison Marciniak and Madison Kurland all had two goals apiece.
• Riley DiFiore and Bella Garabo made three saves each.

Notes

• Hood is now 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in the MAC Commonwealth.
• York improves to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in conference play.

Up Next
The Blazers will travel to Messiah University on March 24 at 7 p.m.