Cortland Women Stifles Norwich, 19-3
from press release
CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally fifth-ranked
Cortland women's lacrosse team jumped out to a 12-3 lead at the
half and went on to defeat Norwich University, 19-3, in the first
round of the NCAA Div. III Women's Lacrosse Tournament Wednesday
afternoon at the Stadium Complex.
The Red Dragons improved to 17-2 with the win and advance to a
regional semifinal game versus the winner of Colby and Southern
Maine this Saturday at Hamilton College. The Cadets had their
season end at 9-8.
Senior Jess Fritz (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) led the Cortland
offense with four goals and two assists. Sophomore Lindsay Abbott
(South Onondaga/Onondaga Central) had three goals, two assists and
a game-high 12 draw controls. Sophomore Kelly Radigan
(Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) contributed two goals and two
assists and senior Nicki Mahoney (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy),
junior Bri Shost (Mahopac) and freshman Taylor Harney
(Patchogue/Patchogue-Medford) each scored twice.
Freshman Gina Campese (East Syracuse/East Syracuse-Minoa) recorded
one goal and two assists and freshmen Maria Di Fato (Camillus/West
Genesee) and Beth Vogelsang (East Islip) had one goal and one
assist apiece. Sophomore Jordan Miller (Liverpool) netted two
goals, while freshman Laura Edward (Blue Point/Bayport-Blue Point)
picked up two assists. Freshman goalie Ally Levy (Reisterstown,
MD/Seton Keough) played the first half, and freshman Carissa
Ficarro (Minoa/East Syracuse-Minoa) played the second half in goal.
Neither made a save in the game.
Sophomore Kacey Abbriano (Hicksville) paced Norwich with a pair of
goals. Sophomore Mollie Fitzpatrick (Falmouth, ME/Cheverus) scored
once and sophomore Suzanne Whitaker (Chelmsford, MA) handed out one
assist. Junior goalie Kellie Pickel (Montpelier, VT/Union-32)
registered 15 saves, many of the outstanding variety on point-blank
chances, and scooped up a game-high seven ground balls.
Cortland took a 4-0 lead in a three minute, 13 second span early in
the first half as four diferent players found the back of the net.
Fitzpatrick put the Cadets on the scoreboard with a free-position
goal at 18:59, but the Red Dragons answered with a six-goal
outburst from six different scorers and pushed their lead to 10-1
at the 10:14 mark. After Abbriano scored her first of the game at
8:18, Shost and Di Fato tallied back-to-back goals. Abbriano ended
the first half with her second goal of the game at 28 seconds from
the free position. Cortland held the Cadets scoreless in the second
half while netting seven goals with Fritz and Harney each scoring
twice.
The Red Dragons out shot the Cadets, 39-8, in the game and won
19-of-24 draw controls. Cortland held Norwich to 10-of-32 on clear
attempts in the game and successfully completed 13-of-17.
