Iona Shoots Down LIU Blackbirds
from press release
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The Iona College lacrosse
team posted its second consecutive victory, defeating Long Island
by a score of 13-11 on the road. Casey Scully scored the
game-winning goal, breaking an 11-11 tie with just over eight
minutes left in the second half.
Nina Veneziale had another strong performance with a game-high five
goals and now leads the Gaels with 13 in her rookie season.
Her first marker of the afternoon came 17:20 into the contest on an
unassisted shot, pulling Iona to within one at 3-2. Emily
Taddei had previously found the back of the net with help from
Brittney Mabus to tie the score at 1-all in the ninth minute.
Mabus, Caitlyn Collins, and Veneziale combined for four Iona goals
over the final 12 minutes of the first half to give the Maroon
& Gold a 6-4 edge at the break. The lead was quickly
erased as the Blackbirds opened the second period with three
straight goals to pull in front, 7-6, 4:05 into the half.
Kylie Gregory ended the run with her ninth goal of the season,
assisted by Collins with 25:11 on the clock. Collins then
netted a goal of her own 11 seconds later off a feed from Brenna
Lade and, 14 seconds after that, Elizabeth Coholan added another to
put Iona ahead 9-7.
Long Island registered three of the next four tallies to make the
score tied at 10 and both teams matched goals to once again tie
things up at 11. With 8:11 to go in the game, Scully was
awarded a free-position shot and was on target with the attempt to
give the Gaels a 12-11 lead. Veneziale closed the deal with
an insurance goal with two seconds remaining.
Along with Veneziale, Collins also finished with five points on
three goals and two assists. Scully led the squad with three
ground balls while Kayla Smith added two and had a team-best two
caused turnovers. Goalkeeper Maria Ortiz had five saves in
her second career win.
For Long Island, Ashley Delaney led with four goals, followed by
two each from Jenna Schauder and Annie Kalata. Netminder Jacqueline
Simonian recorded five saves in the loss.
Iona led 28-22 in shots and 14-11 in draw controls. The Gaels
are back in action at home on Friday (Mar. 11), hosting the
Columbia Lions at 3:30 pm.
