Towson Women Secure No. 2 Seed in CAAs
from press release
TOWSON, Md. – Sophomore goalkeeper Mary
Teeters made 14 saves, including a point-blank stop with 52 seconds
remaining, as the 10th-ranked Tigers (12-3, 6-1) rallied from a
one-goal half-time deficit to win their fifth straight game, a 9-7
Colonial Athletic Association victory over 16th-ranked Hofstra
University (10-5, 4-2) at Johnny Unitas® Stadium on Sunday
afternoon.
With the win, the Tigers secured the second seed in the CAA
Tournament, which will be held at James Madison University on May 6
and 8. The Dukes earned the CAA’s regular season title after
a 17-7 victory over William & Mary on Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the Pride will be the third seed in the CAA Tournament
while William & Mary earned the fourth seed.
“It feels great to send the seniors out with a win
today,” Towson Coach Missy Doherty said. “They have
done a great job all year, especially against tough teams like
Hofstra. It was just a battle today and the girls did a good job of
staying focused.
“The seniors have stepped up all year, especially on the
offensive end,” Coach Doherty added. “I didn’t
expect anything less today because they have been doing it all
season.”
After falling behind by a 6-4 deficit early in the second half, the
Tigers rallied by scoring three straight goals to take a 7-6 lead
with 9:35 remaining in regulation. Junior attacker Jess Dunn scored
back-to-back goals to tie the game at 6-6 before senior midfielder
Hillary Fratzke scored on a free position shot with 9:35 remaining
in the second half, giving Towson a one-goal advantage.
However, the Pride answered just 28 seconds later when senior
midfielder Corrine Gandolfi scored an unassisted goal past Teeters
to tie the game.
With 4:47 remaining, senior midfielder Nikki Marcinik gave Towson
an 8-7 advantage with her 23rd goal of the season, an unassisted
marker past senior goalkeeper Mary Cuddihy.
The Pride had a pair of chances in the final four minutes to tie
the game, but Teeters made a pair of saves, including a point-blank
stop of an attempt by senior midfielder Sandy Wasserbach with 52
seconds remaining, to preserve the lead.
“Mary always plays her best when the game is on the
line,” Coach Doherty said. “She made a couple of big
saves on the weak side which kept us in the game.”
The Tigers added an insurance goal with ten seconds remaining when
sophomore midfielder Katie Cloud scored off an assist from senior
attacker Jacie Kendall.
Led by two goals from Fratzke, the Tigers built a 3-0 lead in the
opening 17 minutes of the game. But, the Pride countered by scoring
five straight goals to take a 5-3 lead with 4:58 remaining in the
first half. Gandolfi scored a goal with an assist in the run.
With 1:31 remaining in the first half, Kendall scored off an assist
from Marcinik to narrow the Tigers’ deficit to 5-4 at the
intermission.
While Teeters made 14 saves to lead the Tigers, Fratzke added three
goals for her 11th “hat trick” of the season. Kendall,
who scored two goals with two assists, became the 21st player in
school history to record 100 career points with an assist in the
first half.
Gandolfi scored two goals with an assist in a losing effort for
Hofstra while Wasserbach contributed a goal with an assist. Cuddihy
made a career-high 12 saves for the Pride.
The Pride outshot the Tigers by a 28-24 margin and had a commanding
13-5 advantage in draw controls.
The Tigers will finish the regular season on Thursday afternoon
when they travel to Temple University for a 3 p.m. non-conference
game against the Owls. Meanwhile, the Pride will travel to Drexel
on Thursday afternoon to face the Dragons in the regular season
finale for both teams.
College Women’s Lacrosse: #10 Towson University 9, #16
Hofstra University 7
#16 Hofstra (10-5, 4-2) 5-2 / 7
#10 Towson (12-3, 6-1) 4-5 / 9
Goals: HOF – Corrine Gandolfi 2, Sandy Wasserbach 1,
K’Leigh Vanaman 1, Stephanie Rice 1, Jill Maier 1, Casey
Kellogg 1; TOW – Hillary Fratzke 3, Jacie Kendall 2, Jess
Dunn 2, Nikki Marcinik 1, Katie Cloud 1. Assists: HOF –
Corrine Gandolfi 1, Sandy Wasserbach 1; TOW – Jacie Kendall
2, Sarah Appelt 1, Nikki Marcinik 1. Saves: HOF – Mary
Cuddihy 12 (60:00, 9 goals allowed); TOW – Mary Teeters 14
(60:00, 7 goals allowed). Shots: HOF – 28; TOW – 24.
Free Position Shots: HOF – 2 for 7; TOW – 3 for 5.
Attendance: 680.
Post-Game Notes:
• The Tigers have won three straight games against the Pride
and lead the all-time series by a 16-10 margin … However,
the teams will meet again in the CAA semi-finals on May 6.
• The Tigers finished the home portion of their regular season
schedule with a 7-1 record … They have won their last two
home games.
• The Tigers were held to under 30 shots for just the fifth
time this season … They are now 3-2 this year when taking
less than 30 shots in a game.
• The Tigers are 8-0 this year when holding an opponent to
fewer than ten goals.
• The Tigers were held under ten goals for just the second
time this year … They are 1-1 in those games.
• The Tigers improved to 10-0 this season when scoring
first.
• The Tigers are now 4-3 when playing a nationally-ranked
opponent … They are a perfect 8-0 when playing an unranked
opponent.
• The Tigers remained perfect in weekend games this year,
upping their record to 8-0 … The Tigers are 4-0 on Saturday
and 4-0 on Sunday.
• The Tigers posted their seventh come-from-behind victory
this season … They are 7-3 this year when trailing at some
point during the game.
• The Tigers finished their CAA schedule with a 6-1 record,
marking the second time since joining the CAA that they have won
six of seven league games … They also posted a 6-1 CAA
record en route to a school-record 14 wins during the 2004
season.
• With her three points against the Pride on Sunday afternoon,
Fratzke moved into third place on the Tigers’ career points
list … She has 256 points in her career, moving past Shannon
Witzel, '07.
• Fratzke is now just 11 points shy of matching the Towson
career record set by Ruth Gutridge, ’86 … Gutridge
scored a school-record 208 goals with 59 assists in her career.
• Fratzke scored a goal for the 63rd straight game, the
second-longest streak in NCAA Division I history … She has
also tallied at least one point in all 69 games of her career.
• Fratzke has 43 “hat tricks” in her career and
has recorded 58 career multi-goal games … Of the 69 games
she has played in, Fratzke has recorded multiple points in 61 of
those contests.
• Dunn extended her goal-scoring and point-scoring streaks to
15 straight games … Dunn and Fratzke are the only Towson
players to have scored a goal in all 15 games this year.
• Kendall scored a goal for the 11th straight game and tallied
an assist for the seventh game in a row … She also has a
point in 14 of the Tigers’ 15 games this year, including the
last 12 games in a row.
• Marcinik has now scored a goal in ten straight games while
Cloud scored for the second game in a row.
• Appelt tallied an assist for the second game in a row.
• Senior defenders Kelly Patterson, Kara Siegert and Christine
Dougherty all made the first starts of their college career on
Senior Day.
• Eight of the Tigers’ nine seniors started against
Hofstra … Senior defender Megan Mullis missed the game due
to illness.
• Gandolfi recorded a point for the 44th straight game
… She also led the Pride in goals for the eighth time this
season.
• The Pride are now 2-5 this season when facing a
nationally-ranked team.
• The Pride dropped to 8-2 this year when leading at the half
… They are also 5-3 when allowing the game’s first
goal.
• The Pride suffered their first loss this year when
outshooting an opponent … They are now 8-1 in those games.
