TOWSON, Md. - The Hood College women's lacrosse team earned the second win of the season with a 11-8 victory led by
Laura Skorobatsch, who scored five times at Goucher in non-conference action.
Inside the Box Score
How it Happened
- Goucher's Mackenzie Nase and Julia Gazzola scored a pair of goals within the first five minutes of play.
- At 9:05, Hood's Russell answered Goucher's two goals with a free position goal to make the score 2-1.
- Just over three minutes later, a goal by Demaio was able to tie the score with 6:31 remaining in the quarter.
- Hood extended the lead to 3-1 with an unassisted goal by Burnette with 5:52 left in the opening quarter.
- After six minutes of play in the second quarter, the Gophers' Elizabeth Green answered the Blazer run with a goal of her own to bring the score 3-2.
- Goucher continued with a pair of goals by Gazzola and Emily Burk to make the score 5-3 to head into the second quarter.
- Goals by the Gophers' Julia Gazzola and Green extended the Goucher lead by four, 7-3 with 9:49 left in the second.
- The Blazers answered with a 3-0 run to make the score 7-6 to head into halftime. Connely scored the first goal with 3:50 remaining, then just 50 seconds later Skorobatsch found the back of the net. At 39 seconds, Connelly scored off an assist from Rebecca Turner.
- In the third quarter, Burk halted the Blazer run with her second goal of the game to give Goucher an 8-6 lead with 7:56 remaining.
- Hood's Skorobatsch scored four goals in a row to give the Blazers a 10-8 lead. The Blazers held Goucher scoreless in the fourth quarter.
- Lyons scored the final goal for the Blazers to secure the 11-8 win.
For the Opponent
- Gazzola ended the day with a hat trick to lead the Gophers.
- Green and Burk finished with two goals apiece. Burk added a pair of groundballs.
- Belle Christ made 24 saves in goal.
Analysis
- The Blazers outshot the Gophers 30-23.
- Hood won the ground ball battle 24-12.
- The Blazers successfully cleared the ball 20 out of 23 times.
Up Next
The Blazers improve to 2-3 on the season and will travel to Gwynedd Mercy University on Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m.
