Women's Lacrosse 3.21.2009

Woodfield Leads Tigers Over Richmond, 17-9

TOWSON, Md. ? Senior midfielder Britt Woodfield scored a season-high four goals and added two assists as the Tigers (5-2) earned their third win in the last four games, a 17-9 non-conference victory over the University of Richmond (0-8) at Johnny Unitas® Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Woodfield was one of three Tigers to record a “hat trick” in the victory as Towson scored a season-high 17 goals in the victory.

“They did a great job in the second half of digging in and finishing their shots after Richmond scored two quick goals,” Towson Coach Missy Doherty said. “It was an issue in the first half of finishing our shots, but we came out and were able to do that in the second half.

“The team is really starting to come together as a unit and there are a lot of players scoring for us,” added Doherty. “Offensively, we are playing well as a team.”

After the teams exchanged goals in the opening four minutes, the Tigers scored four straight goals to take a 5-1 lead with 10:49 remaining in the first half. Junior midfielder Steph Taylor scored a goal with an assist during the spurt.

After a goal by sophomore midfielder Anne Ryan narrowed the Spiders' deficit to 5-2, Taylor and junior midfielder Lauren McAfee tallied back-to-back goals, upping the Tigers' lead to 7-2.

Senior attacker Mandy Friend and freshman Caitlin Fifield tallied a pair of goals just 52 seconds apart before junior midfielder Nikki Marcinik ended the first half with a goal off a feed from sophomore MaryEllen Elie, giving Towson an 8-4 advantage at the intermission.

Friend and sophomore attacker Danielle Schaevitz opened the second half with consecutive goals in a 31-second span to cut the Spiders' deficit to 8-6. However, the Tigers responded by scoring nine straight goals over an 11-minute span to take a commanding 17-6 lead with 17:51 remaining in the second half. Woodfield scored three goals during the spurt while senior attacker Meggie McNamara added a goal with two assists.

With 15:40 remaining, Friend started a three-goal run by the Spiders with her 25th goal of the season, a free position marker past freshman goalkeeper Mary Teeters. But, the Spiders were unable to get any closer as Towson defeated Richmond for the third straight time.

Woodfield led the Tigers with a season-high six points while Taylor and Marcinik added three goals in the victory. Teeters made 11 saves in the victory for Towson, which outshot Richmond by a 39-31 margin.

“Mary's doing a great job and made some really good saves for us when Richmond was trying to make their comeback,” said Doherty. “She's been pretty solid for us.”

Friend led Richmond with three goals while senior attacker Alli Furstenburg added a goal with two assists.

It was the Spiders' eighth straight loss.

College Women's Lacrosse: Towson University 17, University of Richmond 9

Richmond (0-8) 4-5 / 9

Towson (5-2) 8-9 / 17

Goals: UR ? Mandy Friend 3, Alli Furstenburg 1, Lexie Marrocco 1, Caitlin Fifield 1, Anne Ryan 1, Danielle Schaevitz 1, Mary Flowers 1; TOW ? Britt Woodfield 4, Steph Taylor 3, Nikki Marcinik 3, Jacie Kendall 2, Meggie McNamara 1, Jess Dunn 1, Jackie LaMonica 1, Lauren McAfee 1, Katie Cloud 1. Assists: UR ? Alli Furstenburg 2, Lexie Marrocco 1; TOW ? Ali Lathroum 2, Meggie McNamara 2, Steph Taylor 2, Britt Woodfield 1, Sarah Appelt 1, MaryEllen Elie 1, Cassie Krause 1, Nikki Marcinik 1. Saves: UR ? Erica Marrocco 13 (39:40, 16 goals allowed), Victoria Roebuck 2 (20:20, 1 goals allowed); TOW ? Mary Teeters 11 (60:00, 9 goals allowed). Shots: UR ? 31; TOW ? 39. Free-Position Shots: UR ? 4 for 7; TOW ? 1 for 3. Attendance: n/a.

Game Notes:

· Saturday's game between the Tigers and the Spiders marked the 17^th all-time meeting between the two teams.

· With the victory, the Tigers won their third straight game in the series. However, Richmond leads the all-time series by a 9-8 margin.

· The 17 goals scored by the Tigers are a season high, eclipsing the previous mark of 15 set against Mount St. Mary's on March 1.

· The Tigers have now won eight of their last 11 home games, dating back to last season.

· With her four-goal performance against the Spiders, Woodfield matched a season high and has four “hat tricks” in the last five games. Woodfield now has seven career “hat tricks.”

· With her three-goal effort against Richmond, Marcinik extended her streak of consecutive games with a goal to nine straight games.

· Marcinik also recorded her third “hat trick” of the season. All three of those have come in the last four games.

· Taylor scored a season-high three goals in the win over Richmond. Prior to Saturday's game, she had scored just three goals in the Tigers' first six games.

· Taylor earned the second “hat trick” of her career. She had a four-goal performance against Mount St. Mary's in last year's season opener.

· Taylor's five points matched a career high. She scored four goals with an assist in last year's season opener against Mount St. Mary's.

· Junior attacker Jacie Kendall tied a season high with two goals in the win over Richmond on Saturday. It was her fourth two-goal game of the season.

· Kendall has also tallied a point in ten straight games, dating back to last season. She has multiple points in six of those games.

· Over the last five games, McNamara has tallied 11 goals with 11 assists. She has had two or more assists in each game during that span.

· Teeters recorded her third game of ten or more saves with an 11-save performance against the Spiders. On Tuesday afternoon, she had a season high 14 saves in the Tigers' 19-11 loss against Syracuse. She also had 12 saves against UMBC on March 3.

· Elie recorded a point for the second straight game with her assist against Richmond.

· Sophomore Ali Lathroum set a career high with her two assists on Saturday. She entered the game with two career assists.

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Woodfield Leads Tigers Over Richmond, 17-9