No. 11 Commodores Sink No. 12 Notre Dame, 10-9
from press release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It took 56 minutes to finally take the
lead at Alrotta Stadium, but the 12th-ranked Vanderbilt lacrosse
team (6-3, 1-0) escaped with a thrilling win against No. 11 Notre
Dame (4-2) on Wednesday, 10-9. Junior Katherine Denkler led all
scorers with four goals, helping extend the Commodores' winning
streak against the Irish to four games.
"It was good to see our team pull out a win when we had to come
from behind," said Vanderbilt head coach Cathy Swezey. "Katherine
Denkler really stepped up for us offensively. She had a great
game."
Notre Dame opened the game with three quick goals before the
Commodores answered with three of their own to make it 3-3. The
Irish added another four goals to take a 7-4 lead heading into
halftime.
Notre Dame added another goal at the start the second half when
Ansley Stewart scored with 28:26 remaining. Vanderbilt responded
with three goals from Sarah Downing, Ally Carey, and Carter Foote
to bring the game within one goal. Gina Scioscia scored with 10:19
left to put the Irish up 9-7. Denkler's goals with 5:45 and 4:58
remaining gave the 'Dores a tie at 9-9, before sophomore Hannah
Clark scored with 4:14 left on a free position shot to give
Vanderbilt the lead and the win.
Clark and Downing each finished with two goals for the Commodores.
Downing and Carey each paced the Commodores defensively as Downing
finished with three ground balls, two draw controls, and two caused
turnovers. Carey totaled three draw controls, two caused turnovers,
and two ground balls.
Sophomore goalkeeper Natalie Wills recorded 11 saves to pick up
her sixth win of the season.
