Davidson Rolls in Season Opener, Takes a 21-4 Decision

Sunday, February 15

Davidson, N.C.

1:00 p.m.

Davidson College Athletics

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Kennesaw State

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Team	1	2	Final F
Kennesaw State	3	1	4
Davidson	13	8	21

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Davidson Rolls in Season Opener, Takes a 21-4 Decision

2/15/2015 5:32:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID

Box Score (pdf)
Game Highlights
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Lucy Sexton scored a career-high five goals and six different Wildcats tallied two or more goals in helping lead Davidson to an impressive 21-4 win to open the 2015 season at home against Kennesaw State Sunday afternoon in women's lacrosse in Richardson Stadium.

The season-opening win snapped a five-game losing streak in season openers for Davidson, which had its second-straight 20-plus goal outing against Kennesaw State. The Wildcats won a 22-4 game last year vs. KSU.

Annie Brockett scored four goals and Morgan Burch added three, both career highs for the sophomores.

Emily Cooke, who holds the program record for career assists with 111, recorded a team-high eight points on two goals and six assists. The eight points pushed her career total to 182, just four away from moving into second place all time.

Emily Rademacher chipped in three points on two goals and an assist, while Emma Sissman added a pair of goals. Christine Molinari scored her first collegiate goal, and Nicole Pettiglio, who had an assist, and Jean Atkinson rounded out the scoring with a goal each. Kendall Thielemann assisted on the 'Cats' last goal for her first career helper.

It was all Davidson from the start as the duo of Sexton and Cooke helped the 'Cats open up an 8-0 lead. Sexton scored four of the goals, while Cooke assisted on three of them, including two of Sexton's, and added a goal of her own.

The lead was pushed to 10 (12-2) on Rademacher's 63rd career goal with 1:38 left in the half, and the pair of Sexton and Cooke topped off their outstanding first half by hooking up for the third time right before the horn to make it 13-3 at the half.

Goalie Katy Boyle and the defense took care of the rest in the second half, holding the Owls (0-4) to just one goal. Boyle finished the game with eight saves to go with a career-best six groundballs.

Davidson as a team forced six of Kennesaw State's 21 turnovers, with Holly Thomas earning a career-high tying two of those. The Wildcats also scooped up 26 groundballs, fired off 36 shots and went 18-for-20 on clear attempts.

Paige Farrar and Rachel Hianik each saw their first collegiate action. Farrar earned two groundballs, a draw control and a caused turnover, while Hianik started, and earned a groundball and forced a turnover.

Kennesaw State's Taylor McGhee scored two of the Owls' four goals and goalie Allison Senft finished with seven saves. The Owls held a 16-10 advantage in draw controls.

Davidson remains at home, next facing Navy on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m.