NEWARK, Del. – The Towson University women's lacrosse team took on the Delaware Blue Hens on Sunday afternoon in Newark. The Tigers (4-5, 2-1 CAA) defeated the Blue Hens (7-3, 0-2 CAA) 11-6 to win Towson's second straight CAA road game.
 
Lindsey Marshall finished with her third hat trick of the season while Milana Zizakovic and Lindsay Clarke added two goals and an assist. Katie Roszko led all players with three assists.
 
Key Stats vs Delaware:

• The Blue Hens totaled 21 turnovers, which is their second highest total this season.
• The Tigers scooped up a season-high 26 ground balls compared to 14 for Delaware.
• Towson finished 26-of-28 on clear attempts while the Blue Hens went 16-of-19.
• Jo Torres accumulated 13 saves for the Tigers, while Steph Marszal had eight saves for the Blue Hens.

 
How It Happened vs. Delaware:

• Milana Zizakovic scored the game's first goal after she ran past her defender and blasted a shot past Marszal.
• Lindsey Marshall doubled the lead for the Tigers after she ran along the crease and fired a shot near post to give Towson a 2-0 lead.
• Halley Koras opened the second quarter with her seventh goal of the year after Katie Roszko found her wide open in front of the net.
• Delaware scored its first goal, ending their 19-minute scoring drought to cut the lead down to two.
• The teams exchanged free position goals midway through the quarter, then Koras scored her second goal of the day to restore a three-goal advantage for the Tigers.
• Marshall converted a free position attempt to give Towson a 6-2 lead late in the second quarter.
• The Blue Hens added a late goal to trail the Tigers 6-3 going into halftime.
• Towson extended its lead to four when a failed clear attempt by the Blue Hens turned into Lindsay Clarke's first goal of the game after a quick counterattack.
• Zizakovic got her second goal of the day after she blasted a shot far post that went past Marszal.
• Marshall and Hannah Delahaye each added a goal to close out the third quarter, giving Towson a 10-3 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
• The Blue Hens opened the fourth quarter with three goals to trail 10-6.
• Clarke sealed the victory with her second goal of the game to give the Tigers an 11-6 win.

 
Inside the Numbers vs Delaware:

• Lindsey Marshall became the 17th player in program history to reach 100 goals or more.
• Katie Roszko finished with a career-high three assists.
• Jo Torres has totaled double-digit saves in six games this season.

 
Next Game:
The Tigers will return home to host Jacksonville for a non-conference matchup on Thursday, March 28th at 4 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloSports.