YORK, PA-The York College women’s
lacrosse team dropped their 2007 home opener as Susquehanna
University defeated the Spartans 15-10 on Saturday at Kinsley Field
in York. The game was the first women’s lacrosse match played
at the new Kinsley Field.
The Spartans fall to 0-3 with the loss while
Susquehanna is 1-0.
The Crusaders jumped out to a 2-0 lead before
Jaclyn Girsh (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) tied the game with a pair of
goals. After Susquehanna’s Rachel Devilbiss scored at the
20:18 mark, Girsh scored her third goal of the half to pull the
green and white even at three with 18:12 remaining in the first
half. The two squads again exchanged goals as they were tied at
four with just over ten minutes remaining in the stanza. The
Crusaders seized the momentum with four goals over a four minute
stretch late in half as they carried an 8-4 lead to the break.
Devilbiss opened the second half scoring as the
Crusader lead grew to 9-4. Junior Brianna Yapps (Joppa,
MD/Fallston) cut the Crusader lead back to four with a goal at the
21:08 mark. Susquehanna responded with three goals to increase
their advantage to 12-5. After an exchange of goals, the Crusaders
led 14-7 with 7:58 remaining. York scored three of the final four
goals of the game but it was too-little-too-late for the green and
white as they still are in search of their first win.
Erin McGarrigle and Devilbiss led the Crusaders
with four goals each while Liz DiPaola and Dana Mulvihill each
added a goal and an assist.
Girsh led the Spartans with three goals while
Yapps and Jaclyn VanLuit (New Freedom, PA/Susquehannock)
contributed two goals. Junior Alison Napolitano (Annapolis,
MD/Annapolis Area Christian) handed out two assists for the
Spartans. Kristy Powers (Westminster, MD/Westminster), Kaitlin
Davis (Annapolis, MD/St. Mary's), and Lindsay Nixon (Westminster,
MD/Westminster) each added one tally for the green and white.
Kirstyn Mahoney and Jess Weiss split the
goaltending duties for Susquehanna. Mahoney earned the win with two
first half saves while Weiss recorded five saves in the second 30
minutes for the Crusaders.
Sophomore Anne Fuestle (Baltimore,
MD/Catonsville) notched 18 saves in the loss.
The Crusaders outshot the Spartans 48-25 while
both teams had 42 ground balls in the game. The Crusaders forced 31
Spartan turnovers while Susquehanna committed 23 miscues. York held
a slight 14-13 edge in draw controls for the game.
The green and white return to action on
Wednesday when they travel to College Misericordia. Game time
against the Cougars is set for 4:00 pm.