ANNVILLE, Pa. - The Hood College women's lacrosse erased a 7-4 lead to defeat Lebanon Valley College 8-7 in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action.
Inside the Box Score
- MacKenzi Wright (Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown) finished the night with two goals and one assist.
- Julia Gregory (Sussex, N.J./Vernon Twp.) scored two goals and had four draw controls
- Kayla Russell (Elkton, Md./Northeast) scored two goals.
- Mackenzie Demaio (Urbana, Md./Coronado (Calif.)) finished with two assists.
- Brooke Harper (Sykesville, Md./Century) made 10 saves between the pipes.
- Avery Stanley (Culpeper, Va./Eastern View) scooped up five ground balls and caused two turnovers.
How it Happened
- Emily Beard scored to give Lebanon Valley College a 7-4 advantage with 2:01 left in the third quarter.
- Hood's defense stood tall after that, holding LVC off the scoreboard over the final 17 minutes. The stand gave the offense time to mount a comeback.
- Wright scored back-to-back goals within 30 seconds during the final minute of the third to cut the Dutchmen lead to one. Hood went into the final quarter trailing by one.
- Russell found the back of the net at 13:55 in the fourth quarter on a free-position attempt to tie the game 7-7.
- Both offenses were silent until Abby Burnette (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) took the lead for the Blazers with 3:23 left on another free-position shot for what proved to be the game-winner.
- Harper made a clutch save with 19 seconds left on a shot by Maria Brandt to secure the win.
- In the first quarter, the Dutchmen took a 2-0 lead before Stanley scored the first goal for the Blazers with 3:21 on the clock.
- To start the second quarter, Brandt scored two goals to give Lebanon Valley a 4-1 lead with 12:28 on the clock. Gregory stopped the Dutchmen run on a free-position attempt and scored again less than a minute after an LVC goal to make it 5-3 with 4:14 to go.
- To start the third quarter, Russell scored to pull within one with 11:12 left before LVC stretched the lead back to 7-4 in the quarter's closing minutes.
Analysis
- Lebanon Valley outshot Hood 24-17.
- The Dutchmen won the ground ball battle 20-18.
- Hood had the advantage on draw controls 10-9.
For the Opponent
- Beard fished with five points with three goals and two assists. She also scooped up four ground balls.
- Brandt scored three goals on six shots.
- Julia Abendeschoen made eight saves in net.
- Erin Zieber caused three turnovers and won three draw controls.
Up Next
The Blazers will host Albright College on April 22 for their All Hood All Blue game.
