TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's lacrosse team welcomed the #15 Penn Quakers to Tiger Field on Wednesday night in Towson's final non-conference game of the season. The Tigers (6-9) fell to the Quakers (9-5) 15-6.
Milana Zizakovic led the Tigers with four points, scoring three goals and tallying an assist while adding a team-high seven draw controls.
Katie Roszko finished with two points, totaling a goal and an assist.
Key Stats vs Penn:
- The Tigers outshot the Quakers 39-29 today.
- Penn scooped up 24 ground balls while Towson only had 19.
- Jenna Cardeno made eight saves while Penn's Orly Sedransk finished with 14.
How It Happened vs Penn:
- The teams went back-and-forth to start the game, then Penn scored four goals in less than four minutes to take a four-goal lead.
- The Quakers added three goals late in the first quarter to lead by seven, but Milana Zizakovic scored with 16 seconds remaining in the quarter to trail 7-1.
- The teams exchanged goals to start the second quarter, then Penn found the back of the net two more times to lead by eight.
- Katie Roszko scored her 27th goal of the season at the end of the second quarter to trail 10-3 at halftime.
- Valerie Thompson opened the third quarter with her 28th goal of the season to cut the deficit to six.
- The teams traded goals to close out the third quarter as the Tigers trailed by six.
- Penn scored three goals to start the fourth quarter to extend its lead to nine.
- Zizakovic scored her third goal of the game, but the Quakers added a late goal to win 15-6.
Inside the Numbers vs Penn:
- Milana Zizakovic has tallied four or more points in her last six games.
- Seven Tigers had a caused turnover today.
Next Game:
- The Tigers close out the season on Saturday, April 26th at Tiger Field against Monmouth at noon. The game will be streamed on FloCollege.
