St. Joe's Starts Hot, Holds Off Wagner
from press release
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Saint Joseph's
women's lacrosse team took an early, 7-0, lead and held on for its
first win of the season in a 12-5 victory over Wagner on Saturday.
Juniors Julie Mineweaser and Jen Peters led the Hawks with three
goals apiece.
Hawks' Meghan McDevitt sparked the 7-0 SJU run, getting the Hawks
on the board 2:13 into the game with a pass from junior Grace Dinn.
McDevitt then set up Mineweaser for her first goal just over a
minute later and scored again at the 23:32 mark off a pass from
Mineweaser. Peters notched her first goal, Mineweaser added two,
and Dinn netted a free-position shot in the next six minutes.
Wagner retaliated 25 seconds later with a run of their own, 4-0 to
get within three, 7-4. But it was the closest the Seahawks would
come as Saint Joseph's Elizabeth Fox and Francesca Volpe each
scored for a 9-4 Hawk advantage at the break.
In the second half, Dinn added her second goal and while Peters
scored two more to make it 12-5 with 11:19 on the clock. The Hawks
defense held the Seahawks to just one shot in the remaining minutes
of the game.
Saint Joseph's outshot Wagner, 39-16, and tallied 16 caused
turnovers on defense. Junior Carly Kindbom had five caused
turnovers while goalkeeper Kaitlin LaBarbera made nine saves
between the pipes.
The Hawks, now 1-1 on the season, play at Lehigh on Wednesday. Game
time is set for 3:30 p.m.
