ASTON, Pa. - A goal with 2:48 left in overtime by Neumann's Lindsey Fagan gave the Knights a 12-11 win over Hood College in non-conference women's lacrosse.
Inside the Box Score
- Kayla Russell (Elkton, Md./Northeast) had three goals and two ground balls to lead the Blazers. MacKenzi Wright (Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown) recorded three goals and a caused turnover.
- Julia Gregory (Sussex, N.J./Vernon Twp.) and Katy Przybocki (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) both scored twice, caused a turnover and had a ground ball. Gregory added six draw controls.
- Mackenzie Demaio (Urbana, Md./Coronado (Calif.)) ended the game with two assists.
- Brooke Harper (Sykesville, Md./Century) made six saves in goal and caused two turnovers.
- Fiona Jannell (Georgetown, Mass./Georgetown) collected four ground balls and one caused turnover.
How it Happened
- The Blazers had the opportunity to score the game-winning goal in overtime. Demaio had her free-position shot saved by Catriona Corrigan and an Avery Stanley (Culpeper, Va./Eastern View) shot that followed went wide. Fagan found the back of the net with a goal that was assisted by Brylin Adams for the game-winner 12-11.
- Hood led 11-10 late in the fourth quarter before Adams tied the game up with 1:08 left with an assist by Fagan to send the game to overtime.
- Earlier in the fourth quarter, Russell scored at the 5:50 mark to tie the game up for the Blazers. Just over a minute later, Przybocki gave Hood the lead 11-10.
- The Blazers faced a two-goal deficit heading into the fourth quarter. Przybocki found the back of the net on a free-position attempt at 9:07 to bring Hood within a goal. Wright scored with 8:02 remaining to tie the game up at 9-9, but the Knights answered three minutes later on an Adams goal to put Neumann back on top 10-9.
- After two goals apiece in the first quarter by Adams and Fagan gave Neumann a 4-0 lead, Hood scored five unanswered goals in the second quarterto take the lead into halftime. Gregory scored the first goal at 12:23 and the final goal with 27 seconds. Stanley found the back of the net at the 5:59 mark of the quarter. Russell converted a free position attempt for the third goal of the quarter and Wright tied the game up at 4-4 with 1:03 left in the half. The Blazer defense forced five turnovers and Harper had a save to hold the Knights scoreless in the whole quarter.
- Jayana Murray scored at the 11:06 mark in the third quarter, knotting the game back at 5-5. The Blazers benefited from a Fagan yellow card as Wright gave Hood the lead back with an assist by Demaio. Adams had back-to-back goals at 6:07 and 5:12 to give the Knights the lead back 7-6. Following a Fagan goal to give Neumann a two-goal lead, Russell found the back of the net to pull the Blazers within one 8-7. The Knights' Adams scored with 30 seconds left in the third to give Neumann a 9-7 lead into the final quarter.
Analysis
- Hood outshot Neumann 27-24.
- Hood turned it over 17 times, compared to 23 for the Knights.
- Neumann won 16 draws, while the Blazers claimed 12.
- The Blazers caused nine turnovers to the Knights' five.
For the Opponent
- Adams recorded seven goals and one assist to lead Neumann.
- Fagan had four goals and an assist.
- Murray ended the game with a goal, an assist and a caused turnover.
- Lauren Carson caused two turnovers and had an assist.
- Corrigan made eight saves.
Notes
- Hood slipped to 3-6 on the year, while Neumann improved to 7-1.
Up Next
The Blazers host No. 10 York (Pa.) on Mar. 29 at 7 p.m.
