La Salle Rallies from Two Down, Tops PC
from press release
LaSalle rallied from a 6-4 deficit early in the second half with
five unanswered goals to take the 9-7 win over the Presbyterian
women's lacrosse team this afternoon in cold and rainy conditions
at Old Bailey Stadium in Clinton, S.C.
The Explorers opened the contest at 27:33 with a goal by Melanie
Sarcinello, her first of a team-leading three on the
afternoon. PC responded with two back-to-back goals from
Brianne Ward (23:47) and Rachel Sweeney (20:51).
The lead was short-lived as Sarcinello found the back of the net
again, this time with 19:13 remaining in the half, to tie the game
a two.
Catherine Ellis (Charlotte, N.C.) and Laura Meade (Acworth, Ga.),
who had an assist in the second goal, gave the Blue Hose their
first two-goal lead of the game with netters at 18:16 and 9:25.
LaSalle responded by scoring the half's final two goals and the two
teams went into intermission tied 4-4.
Katie Prisco (West Babylon, N.Y.) led off the second half with a
goal just 12 seconds in and another at the 25:45 mark as PC took
its second two-goal lead.
LaSalle cut the margin to one just 51 seconds later and then tied
it back up, 6-6, at 19:50. The Explorers netted three more to
go up 9-6, before Ellis scored her second of the night to make it a
two goal game with 7:42 remaining. That would be as close as
the Blue Hose would get, their next three shots saved but LaSalle,
and fell by the final 9-7.
Prisco and Ellis led PC with two goals and five shots apiece, while
Jaime Beamish (Memphis, Tenn.) paced the team in ground balls with
six.
The Explorers held a 36-27 advantage in shots, while PC had six
more saves, 18-12. Ground balls were even at 39, while
LaSalle finished with six more draw controls, 12-6.
PC next travels to Lassiter, Ga., March 18, to take on New
Hampshire in a neutral-site game at 4 p.m.
