UConn Defeats Holy Cross in Florida
from press release
CLERMONT, Fla. -- Behind multi-goal
performances from four players, the University of Connecticut
lacrosse team got back on the winning track today, as the Huskies
defeated Holy Cross, 11-7 at the National Training Center in
Clermont, Florida. The Huskies improve to 4-1 on the season, while
Holy Cross is now 1-5.
M.E. Lapham (Cazenovia, N.Y.) led UConn with three goals during the
contest, including two in the opening half. The Crusaders posted
the first goal of the game less than four minutes in, but the
Huskies answered with five straight goals to open up a 5-1 lead
with seven minutes left to play in the first half. Stefanie Burra
(New Fairfield, Conn.) put the Huskies on the board in the ninth
minute of the first half, and was followed by two goals from Lapham
and a pair from Kacey Pippitt (New Canaan, Conn.).
The Crusaders and the Huskies traded goals during the final minutes
of the first half, with UConn taking a 6-2 advantage into the
break.
UConn opened the second half with three unanswered goals in the
first five minutes to put the Huskies out to a 9-2 lead, with two
coming from Lauren Sparks (West Chester, Pa.) who also notched a
caused turnover during the contest. The Crusaders were able to
string together back-to-back goals in the middle of the second
half, bringing the score within five at 9-4, but Mackenzie Rainone
(Syracuse, N.Y.) sparked the UConn offense once again, tallying her
second goal of the game in the 12th minute of the second half.
Holy Cross didn't back down though, as the Crusaders put up three
straight goals to put the score at 10-7, UConn with four minutes
left to play. The Husky defense held strong during the final
minutes, as they kept Holy Cross off the board and Lapham tallied
her third goal of the game with just 45 seconds left, to give the
Huskies the 11-7 victory.
Brittney Testa (Bridgewater, Vt.) made 12 saves for the Huskies
against the Crusaders, while Jessica Mucci (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.)
led the UConn defense with three draw controls, four ground balls
and four caused turnovers. Megan Lally (Westwood, Mass.) and Lauren
Kahn (Nanuet, N.Y.) combined for five caused turnovers, while Kahn
also posted one draw control and one ground ball.
