Georgetown Remains Unbeaten in Big East
from press release
WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's
lacrosse squad (8-5, 6-0 BIG EAST) stayed perfect in the BIG EAST
on Saturday despite a shaky start. The No. 14 Hoyas went down 4-0
to open the game, but came back to down the Rutgers University
Scarlet Knights (9-4, 2-3 BIG EAST) 19-12 at Multi-Sport Field.
Georgetown heads into a nonconference matchup with Yale next
weekend on a five-game win streak.
Rutgers had the momentum early tallying four goals in the first
four minutes as GU struggled to gain possession. However, the Blue
& Gray regrouped to post a 3-0 run of its own including scores
from Sarah Seats (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's School), Kelsi Bozel
(Hunt Valley, Md./Notre Dame Prep) and Jordy Kirr (Baltimore,
Md./Bryn Mawr School).
The squads traded goals over the next few minutes, and at 11:15
Jacqueline Giles (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) hit a free
position to tie it at seven and bookend a four-goal run. In the
last 30 seconds of the half, both teams managed to find the back of
the cage as senior Ashby Kaestner (Trappe, Md./Saints Peter and
Paul) posted a hat trick in the first to make it 11-8 at the
break.
Rutgers once again opened the half with a score, but this time
Georgetown had a stronger answer. The Hoyas went on a 7-0 run
spanning 12 minutes to take a nine-goal lead. Kirr started things
out and Giles added back-to-back scores. Bunny O'Reilly
(Philadelphia, Pa./Springside School) found the back of the cage
followed by two goals from Molly Ford (Reisterstown, Md./Notre Dame
Prep). Freshman Sophia Thomas (Lutherville, Md./Maryvale Prep)
rounded things out as Georgetown led 18-9.
The Scarlet Knights tried to mount a comeback scoring two goals to
pull within seven, but a quick timeout allowed Georgetown to gain
momentum back as Bozel hit her third of the afternoon. Rutgers
score in the closing minutes, but the Blue & Gray still managed
to come away with the 19-12 victory.
Giles led the Hoyas with four goals, while Ford added two goals and
a team-high three assists. Bozel's hat trick was a career-first and
Kaestner posted three goals. Additionally, 10 different players
tallied points for GU. Georgetown outshot Rutgers 33-31 and had
five more ground balls as well as four more saves.
