Saint Joseph’s Pulls Away In 2nd Half, Davidson Falls 14-9

Sunday, April 8

Davidson, N.C.

12:00 p.m.

Davidson College

7-5, 2-2 A-10

Saint Joseph's

6-6, 2-2 A-10

Saint Joseph's

Davidson

Saint Joseph’s Pulls Away In 2nd Half, Davidson Falls 14-9

4/8/2018 2:53:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID

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DAVIDSON, N.C. — A four-goal run by Saint Joseph's in the middle of the second half proved to be the difference as Davidson was unable to recover in falling 14-9 Sunday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 women's lacrosse game inside Richardson Stadium.

Three times throughout the game the Wildcats were within one goal, including at 8-7 with 16:52 left in the second half. But, the Hawks ran off a 4-0 run to make it 12-7 with 11:16 remaining and the 'Cats were held to just two more goals the rest of the game.

Davidson fell to 7-5 overall and 2-2 in A-10 action, while the Hawks evened their season record to 6-6 and A-10 mark at 2-2. They won for the third straight time in the all-time series.

Five Hawks recorded multi-goal games, led by Rebecca Lane's four goals. She added three assists for a game-high seven points. Hayley Sabol, Francesca Donato and Stephanie Kelly scored two goals apiece.

Lane tallied two of her goals in the first five minutes, while Sabol and Kelly had a goal each to give SJU an early 4-1 lead.

Sarah Kopp had her fourth hat trick of the season to pace the 'Cats on offense. The junior captain also recorded four groundballs, three draw controls and a caused turnover.

Christine Molinari scored twice to give her 31 points on the season, second-best on the team. Shayne Antolini pushed her team-best tying assist total to 19 with a pair of helpers to go with a goal, while Jordan Wood, Sophia Sgroi and Shannon Blee each scored once.

Down 4-1, Antolini helped make it 4-3 with a goal and an assist. Then at 2:41 before the end of the first half, Wood netted her 31st goal of the season to get Davidson within one for a halftime score of 5-4.

Saint Joseph's went up 8-5 with three goals in the first 10 minutes of the new half, but back-to-back scores from Kopp and Blee at 17:41 and 16:52 brought Davidson back within one at 8-7.

It was as close as the 'Cats got after SJU went on its 4-0 run. The final two Davidson goals came off the stick of Molinari to make it 13-9 with just over seven minutes to go.

In goal, Rose Woolson finished with six saves and three groundballs, while Delaney Guhman came off the bench to earn a career-high five saves with two groundballs.

The Hawks won the battle in shots, 37-25, and scooped up 27 groundballs to Davidson's 22. In the circle, SJU had a 13-10 edge on draw controls.

Behind Natalie Junior's season-best four caused turnovers, the Wildcats forced 10 overall for the game, while she tied Kopp for team high honors with four groundballs.

Davidson closes out its home schedule for the season with weekend games against Richmond and VCU, April 13-15.