TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's lacrosse team continued CAA play by welcoming the William & Mary Tribe to Tiger Field on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers (6-5, 2-2 CAA) defeated the Tribe (5-7, 1-4 CAA) 15-10.
 
Milana Zizakovic led the Tigers with a career-high seven points, scoring a season-high six goals while adding six draw controls and four caused turnovers. Valerie Thompson finished with a career-high six points, totaling three goals and three assists. Katie Roszko had five points on three assists and two goals.
 
Key Stats vs William & Mary:

• The Tigers finished 17-of-18 on clear attempts while the Tribe went 19-of-28.
• Towson won the draw control battle 18-9.
• The Tigers had the edge in ground balls 26-21.
• Jenna Cardeno made 12 saves while William & Mary's Marin Wilhelm had 14.

 
How It Happened vs William & Mary:

• Valerie Thompson scored the game's opening goal when Savannah Safchuck found Thompson open cutting to the net who then fired a shot far post that gave the Tigers an early lead.
• The Tribe evened the score a few minutes later on a free position attempt.
• The teams exchanged goals 44 seconds apart to remain tied.                            
• William & Mary added two more goals to lead 4-2 at the end of the first quarter.
• Milana Zizakovic found the back of the net 48 seconds into the second quarter to cut the deficit in half.
• Luca DeMaio tied the score at four with her 15th goal of the season when DeMaio fired a low shot that beat Wilhelm.
• Less than two minutes later, Safchuck scored her first goal of the game to give Towson a 5-4 lead. Zizakovic forced a turnover near William & Mary's crease, then Safchuck scooped up the ground ball and scored the one-on-one opportunity.
• Zizakovic scored her third goal of the game when she fired a shot behind her right shoulder to extend Towson's lead to two with 5:23 remaining in the second quarter.
• Thompson and Zizakovic each found the back of the net again to give the Tigers an 8-4 advantage at halftime.
• Safchuck opened the third quarter by scoring two goals to push Towson's lead to six.
• Katie Roszko scored her 20th goal of the year on a free position attempt to lead 11-4.
• Zizakovic scored her fourth goal of the game when she ran to the crease and fired a shot past Wilhelm's shoulder.
• The Tribe ended their 31-minute goal drought with Paige Gilbert's 24th goal of the season to trail by seven heading into the fourth quarter.
• William & Mary scored on a free position attempt 36 seconds into the fourth quarter to trail 12-6.
• The Tigers responded with goals from Roszko and Zizakovic to restore an eight-goal lead midway through the fourth.
• The teams traded goals 31 seconds apart as Towson maintained an eight-goal advantage.
• The Tribe added three goals late in the fourth quarter as the Tigers defeated William & Mary 15-10.

Inside the Numbers vs William & Mary:

• Savannah Safchuck totaled four points on three goals and an assist.
• Milana Zizakovic has 134 career goals, which is tied for eighth all-time in program history with Emily Gillingham.
• Jenna Cardeno has finished with double-digit saves for the third consecutive game and eighth game this season.
• Towson extended its winning streak against the Tribe to 15 today.
• Casey Meredith scooped up a career-best six ground balls today.

Next Game:

• The Tigers will travel up to Long Island to take on the Hofstra Pride on Friday, April 11th at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on Lacrosse TV.