Duquesne Downs St. Francis
from press release
PITTSBURGH - Duquesne's lacrosse team opened
the 2011 campaign with an 18-9 victory over visting St. Francis
(Pa.) Saturday afternoon on a cold and windy, but sunny day on
Rooney Field.
Haley Marafioti (4 goals, 1 assist), Katie Rekart (3 goals, 2
assists) and Caitlin Prince (3 goals, two assists) each had five
points for the Red and Blue. Meredith Dunn also contributed four
goals while goalkeeper Liz Walker picked up the win with four saves
in 57 minutes of action.
The Dukes jumped out to an 8-0 lead as Marafioti scored twice and
Dunn scored three straight goals. The Red and Blue scored four of
the next seven tallies to take a 12-3 lead into the half.
DU continued where it left off in the second stanza, scoring the
fist three goals and cruised to the victory.
The Red and Blue return to action on Thursday, Feb. 24 as they face
Boston College at 3:00 p.m. in Philadelphia.
