Donohoe Stays Hot in UNC Win over Vandy
from staff reports
NASHVILLE, TENN. -- Senior Corey Donohoe had
five goals and two assists to tie her career scoring high and lead
the third-ranked University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team
to a 14-10 road victory at No. 11 Vanderbilt on Wednesday afternoon
at the VU Lacrosse Complex. With the victory, Carolina improves to
2-0 this season. Vanderbilt falls to 1-1.
Donohoe's five goals matched her career high set on two previous
occasions, most recently against Cornell in the 2010 regular season
finale. The seven points also matched Donohoe's career high, set
against both Virginia Tech and Old Dominion last season. Through
two games this season, Donohoe has nine goals and two assists for a
team-high 11 points.
UNC junior Becky Lynch tied her career high with four goals in the
victory. Lynch also scored four goals and added two assists for a
career-high six points in the overtime loss at Virginia last
season. Kara Cannizzaro scored twice for Carolina and Sarah Kuonen
had a goal and an assist. Abbey Friend and Emily Garrity each also
scored for the Tar Heels.
Carolina sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Maksym, making her second
career start, set a career high with 15 saves in the cage for UNC.
Three Vanderbilt shots hit the goal pipe, helping negate a 38-23
shot advantage for the Commodores. Vandy also gathered 22 ground
balls to Carolina's 10 and held a 17-9 advantage in draw controls.
The Tar Heels committed 15 turnovers to Vanderbilt's eight.
Carolina scored the first four goals of the game before Kelly
Connors got the Commodores on the board in the 14th minute. Vandy's
Katie Mastropieri would then connect on a free position shot to
bring the Commodores within two goals at 4-2.
The Tar Heels scored another three straight goals from Lynch,
Friend and Donohoe to go up 7-2 before Vanderbilt answered. Tallies
by Alex Priddy, Emily Franke and Courtney Kirk got Vanderbilt back
within two at halftime, 7-5.
Franke scored three minutes into the second half to pull Vanderbilt
within a goal, but the Tar Heels got three straight goals from
Lynch, Cannizzaro and Kuonen to expand the lead to four with 17
minutes to play. The Commodores would get no closer than three the
rest of the way, as UNC slowed the game down and controlled
possession for much of the final seven minutes.
The Commodores were by Franke's four goals, while Kirk added two
goals and an assist. Ally Carey controlled nine draws, caused three
turnovers and gathered three ground balls to lead the Commodores in
all three categories.
Carolina will return to action on Sunday when it hosts Richmond at
1 p.m. at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill.
