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women's lacrosse
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press release
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Indiana (Pa.) Recap
Sports Information
Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: April 14, 2008
GANNON LACROSSE TEAM ROLLS TO
EASY 23-2 VICTORY OVER IUP
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon
women’s lacrosse team scored the first eight goals and rolled to an easy
23-2 victory Monday evening against Indiana (Pa.) at Gannon University Field.
Gannon needed only 12 seconds to dent the scoreboard on Taryn Millerd’s
(Shortsville, N.Y./Midlakes) first of four goals. Mary Eshenour (Waterloo,
N.Y./Waterloo) then scored back-to-back goals in the span of 40 seconds
and the rout was on. Millerd later added back-to-back goals and finished
with three of the first eight scores.
Indiana (Pa.) stopped the bleeding with a goal at the 19:32 mark, but Gannon
answered with seven of the next eight goals and went to halftime with a 15-2
advantage. The Lady Knights scored on eight of their 13 shots in the second
half, out-scoring the Crimson Hawks 8-0 in the final 30 minutes.
Kayla Nelson (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) led the offensive unit with nine
points, dishing out eight assists. Colleen Dixon (Lafayette, N.Y./Lafayette)
added seven points with four goals and three assists.
Eshenour headlined the goal scorers with six scores. Millerd and Dana
Rousseau (Easton, Md./Easton) added four and three goals, respectively.
Antonia Cianfrocco (Chittenango, N.Y./Chittenango) and Carla Jemison
(Versailles, N.Y./Gowanda) chipped in two goals each. Christina Blasi
(Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-LaSalle) completed with scoring with one goal
while dishing out four assists.
Shauna Hutchinson (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip) recorded eight
saves while improving to 6-2 in goal.
Gannon, ranked seventh in NCAA Division II, snapped a two-match losing streak
while improving to 7-3. Indiana (Pa.) dropped to 2-10 with its fifth consecutive
loss. The Lady Knights return to action Wednesday, April 16 at Seton Hill.
Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.
A complete box score from Monday’s Gannon-Indiana (Pa.) women’s lacrosse
match can be found at http://www.gannon.edu/sports/women/LACRO/STATS.HTM/GAME10.HTM.
Gannon University~University Square ~ Erie, PA 16541-0001
Toll Free: 1-800-GANNON-U
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updated 4/14/08 by: drt
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