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women's lacrosse
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press release
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Queens Recap
Sports Information
Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: March 21, 2008
GANNON BLASTS QUEENS IN BATTLE
OF NATIONALLY-RANKED TEAMS
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon women’s
lacrosse team scored 10 of the last 11 goals and blasted Queens (N.C.) 20-8
in a match-up of nationally-ranked teams Friday night at a cold Gannon University
Field. Gannon entered the match ranked sixth in NCAA Division II while Queens
was tabbed eighth.
Gannon looked to be blowing the match wide open early on, scoring the first
seven goals of the match. Taryn Millerd (Shortsville, N.Y./Midlakes)
and Mary Eshenour (Waterloo, N.Y./Waterloo) scored two goals each
during the 7-0 blitz in the first 18:06.
Queens rallied with three of the final five goals before halftime and went
to the break trailing 9-3. The Royals then cut the deficit to 10-7 with four
of the first five scores in the second half. Kelley Duffy’s third goal of
the match with 19:31 remaining capped the rally.
However, Millerd silenced the rally with her third goal of the evening at
the 18:45 mark. It started a 5-0 run in which five different players scored.
Queen momentarily stop the bleeding with a goal at the 9:25 mark, but the
Lady Knights iced the victory with the contest’s final five goals.
Eshenour led the Gannon offense with seven goals. Colleen Dixon (Lafayette,
N.Y./Lafayette) recorded four goals and two assists. Millerd posted three
scores while Antonia Cianfrocco (Chittenango, N.Y./Chittenango) and
Sarah Belen (Oak Hill, Va./Oakton) added two goals each.
Kayla Nelson (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) and Christina Blasi (Pittsburgh,
Pa./Seton-LaSalle) completed the scoring with one goal apiece. Nelson
dished out a team-high four assists.
Shauna Hutchinson (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip) started the match
in goal, making four saves while allowing seven goals in 40:29. Acacia
Cook (Clay, N.Y./Clay-NS) turned away three shots and allowed one goal
in 19:31 of relief action.
Gannon improved to 4-1 with Friday’s victory. Queens dropped to 5-2. The
Lady Knights return to action Monday, March 24 against Division I Niagara
at Gannon University Field. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
A complete box score from Friday’s Gannon-Queens women’s lacrosse match can
be found at http://www.gannon.edu/sports/women/LACRO/STATS.HTM/GAME05.HTM.
Gannon University~University Square ~ Erie, PA 16541-0001
Toll Free: 1-800-GANNON-U
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updated 3/21/08 by: drt
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