BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Towson University women's lacrosse team traveled to North Carolina to take on CAA newcomers Campbell on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers (7-8, 4-3 CAA) defeated the Camels (3-13, 0-7 CAA) 17-10 at Barker-Lane Stadium.
Lindsey Marshall finished with a game-high six points totaling five goals and an assist.
Lindsay Clarke totaled four points with three assists and a goal, while
Milana Zizakovic,
Halley Koras and
Hannah Delahaye each had three points.
Key Stats vs Campbell:
- The Tigers outshot the Camels 41-27.
- Towson went 18-of-19 on clear attempts, while Campbell went 15-of-18.
- The Tigers had the edge in draw controls, 17-14.
- Jo Torres had eight saves for the Tigers, while Emma Strickland finished with eight saves for the Camels.
How It Happened vs. Campbell:
- The Tigers opened the scoring with Lindsey Marshall's 37th goal of the season after Lindsay Clarke found Marshall open who then turned around and fired a shot past Strickland.
- The Camels tied the score at one less than two minutes later.
- Marshall responded with two goals 41 seconds apart to complete a first quarter hat trick to lead 3-1 with 5:44 left in the first quarter.
- Halley Koras scored her first goal of the day after she received a pass from Clarke, then ran past her defender and fired a bouncing shot near post to give the Tigers a three-goal advantage.
- Milana Zizakovic scored her 40th goal of the season to give Towson a 5-1 lead heading into the second quarter.
- The Camels started the second quarter with an early goal to cut their deficit to three.
- Valerie Thompson found the back of the net to restore a four-goal lead for the Tigers.
- Less than a minute later, Clarke scored her tenth goal of the year to lead 7-2.
- Ocea Leavy scored her first goal of the season after she blasted a shot far post to give Towson an 8-2 lead heading into halftime.
- Marshall found the back of the net for her fourth goal of the game 41 seconds into the third quarter.
- The teams exchanged goals, before Campbell scored back-to-back goals to trail by five with 6:11 remaining in the third quarter.
- Koras scored her 15th goal of the season after Hannah Delahaye found Koras wide-open in front of the net.
- Delahaye found the back of the net 59 seconds later for her 15th goal of the year to extend the lead to seven.
- Paige Abbott scored her second goal of the season to grow the lead to eight.
- Ally Heath scored her 29th goal this season to reduce the lead to seven.
- The teams traded late goals to give Towson a 14-7 lead going into the fourth quarter.
- Katie Roszko started the fourth quarter with her second goal of the day to restore an eight-goal lead.
- The teams exchanged goals midway through the fourth quarter, then Luca DeMaio ran around her defender and fired a shot past Strickland to give the Tigers a 17-8 advantage.
- The Camels added two late goals to reach the final score of 17-10 and give Towson its fourth CAA victory of the season.
Inside the Numbers vs. Campbell:
- Lindsay Clarke has totaled 14 points in her last three games.
- Alexis Aaron finished with a career-high five caused turnovers and three ground balls.
- Towson improves to 7-0 when leading at halftime this season.
Next Game:
The Tigers close out the regular season at Tiger Field against Elon on Saturday, April 27th at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloSports.