Lehigh's Fast Start Does In Le Moyne
from press release
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh jumped out to a
9-1 halftime lead on Le Moyne and held off a second half rally as
the Mountain Hawks downed the Dolphins 14-8 at the Ulrich Sports
Complex on Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore Kelly Draper and
junior Lauren Dykstra scored four goal apiece, while senior Inneke
Carmola handed out three assists as Lehigh remains unbeaten at 4-0
on the season. Three Dolphins scored two goals in the game as
the visitors fall to 0-3 following the loss.
“I thought we came out with good focus and executed well in
the first half,” Lehigh head coach Jill Redfern said
afterwards. “In the second half we were not as sharp
though. I thought we lost our focus.”
Lehigh out shot Le Moyne 30-25 on the day led by Dykstra with nine
attempts and Draper with eight, while Draper was the team leader in
draw controls with four and in ground balls with eight. The
Mountain Hawks scooped up 27 ground balls to Le Moyne’s 19
and won 12 draw controls on the afternoon. Lehigh was
seven-of-14 on free position shots with Kindall Healy scoring on
both of her attempts. Freshman ML DiNisco got the start in
goal for the Brown and White and stopped nine shots, while senior
Kelsy Ferris made three saves in 19 minutes of action.
“I thought ML had an excellent first half,” Redfern
said. “She performed very well in her first
start.” She continued, “And Kelly Draper played
well for us. She did a very nice job today.”
Rebekah Elmer took five shots on the day for Le Moyne, while
Brittany Brigandi was credited with four. Elmer and Katlin
Wallace led the Dolphins with four ground balls apiece and Wallace
was the team leader in draw controls with four. Le Moyne did
not record any assists on the day and Kelly Fucillo stopped nine
shots in goal for the visitors.
Lehigh wasted little time in jumping all over the Dolphins as the
Mountain Hawks scored the game’s first seven goals in a span
of 11 minutes. Dykstra, Draper and Anna Patterson scored two
goals apiece during the run, while junior Allison Thomas added the
other score. Mia Valletta got the Dolphins on the board for
the first time with her goal at the 8:49 mark but Dykstra and
Draper answered with back-to-back goals for the Brown and White as
Lehigh took a 9-1 lead into halftime.
Healy scored the first goal of the second half four minutes in to
give the Mountain Hawks a nine-goal advantage but Le Moyne scored
the next two goals to pull within 10-3. Healy responded with
her third goal of the season to make it an 11-3 game but the
Dolphins responded yet again, this time with three straight scores
capped by Valletta’s goal with 11:41 to play making the score
11-6.
Carmola stopped the Le Moyne run with a goal at the 10:12 mark and
Dykstra’s free position goal with 9:32 to play gave the
Mountain Hawks a 13-6 lead. Brittany Brigandi scored
back-to-back goals for the Dolphins to bring the visitors within
five, but Draper found the back of the net with three ticks on the
clock to seal the win for the Brown and White.
Lehigh returns to action on Friday evening when the Mountain Hawks
open their 2010 Patriot League schedule in Lewisburg versus the
Bucknell Bison. The opening draw control is set for 7:00.
“We need to work on learning how to play two full
halves,” Redfern said in reference to Friday’s game
versus the Bison.
