WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Towson University women's lacrosse team traveled down to Williamsburg for a CAA matchup against the William & Mary Tribe. The Tigers (6-7, 3-2 CAA) defeated the Tribe (4-9, 0-4 CAA) 14-5 on Saturday afternoon.
Lindsay Clarke totaled a career-high seven points on four assists and three goals to lead the Tigers.
Lindsey Marshall finished with five (3g, 2a) points, while
Halley Koras had a season-high four (3g, 1a) points.
Key Stats vs William & Mary:
- The Tigers won the draw control battle, 14-7.
- Towson outshot the Tribe 31-18.
- The Tigers forced a season-high 14 caused turnovers.
- Jo Torres finished with eight saves for the Tigers, while Marin Wilhelm totaled nine saves for the Tribe.
How It Happened vs. William & Mary:
- The Tigers got on the board first when Milana Zizakovic found Lindsey Marshall wide open cutting to the net who fired a shot near post to take an early lead.
- The Tribe responded 36 seconds later to tie the score at one apiece.
- Towson regained the lead after Marshall caused a turnover, which led to a two-on-one fastbreak that Zizakovic scored.
- Marshall scored her second goal of the day after Lindsay Clarke caused a turnover on the clear attempt and found Marshall who converted the one-on-one opportunity.
- Clarke found the back of the net for her sixth goal of the year after she fired a shot into the top corner.
- Katie Roszko got her 15th goal of the year to give the Tigers a 5-1 lead heading into the second quarter.
- Halley Koras extend the lead to five with her first goal of the game after Mia Rehkemper found Koras cutting to the goal.
- The Tribe cut their deficit to four after Maresa Moyer scored her second goal of the day.
- Towson made the score 7-2 after Koras got her second goal of the day when Clarke found Koras cutting to the crease who then fired a shot far post that beat Wilhelm.
- Koras completed her second quarter hat trick after she blasted a shot near post to give the Tigers a six-goal advantage.
- Clarke scored her second goal of the game to give Towson a 9-2 lead heading into halftime.
- William & Mary opened the third quarter with two quick goals to cut the deficit to five.
- Zizakovic found the back of the net for her 34th goal of the season after she ran around her defender and fired a shot far post.
- Zizakovic completed her sixth hat trick of the season to restore a seven-goal lead for the Tigers.
- Towson took a 12-4 lead into the fourth quarter after Zizakovic scored her third goal of the quarter.
- Marshall started the fourth quarter by earning her seventh hat trick of the season after she ran past her defender and fired a low shot that got past Wilhelm.
- Clarke got her third goal when she converted a free position attempt to give Towson a ten-goal lead.
- The Tribe added a late goal to give Towson a 14-5 victory.
Inside the Numbers vs William & Mary:
- Blair Goodrich totaled four draw controls, four caused turnovers and three ground balls.
- Lindsey Marshall has finished with three or more goals in five straight goals.
- The Tigers extend their winning streak against William & Mary to 14.
Next Game:
The Tigers return to Tiger Field to face off against Drexel on Friday, April 12th at 4 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloSports.