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Elise Smith
17
Winner Georgetown GEORGETO 2-0
9
Towson TOWSON 1-2
Winner
Georgetown GEORGETO
2-0
17
Final
9
Towson TOWSON
1-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Georgetown GEORGETO 4 5 6 2 17
Towson TOWSON 0 3 2 4 9

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Alexandria Kramer

Towson Women’s Lacrosse Drops Home Opener to Georgetown

TOWSON, Md. - The Towson University women's lacrosse team faced Georgetown at Tiger Field on Saturday for the team's home opener. The Black & Gold (1-2, 0-0 CAA) fell to the Hoyas (1-1, 0-0 BIG EAST).

Key Stats vs. Georgetown
  • The Hoyas outshot the Tigers 37-29.
  • Towson led in draw controls, 16-12.
  • Georgetown scooped 14 ground balls compared to nine for Towson. 

How it Happened vs. Georgetown
  • Georgetown's Anne McGovern opened the game with back-to-back goals, followed by a free position score from Molly Davies and an unassisted finish from Reagan Ziegler to give the Hoyas a 4-0 lead heading into the second quarter. 
  • Ziegler kept the momentum going in the second, scoring just 13 seconds into the period. McGovern followed with her third goal of the game to extend Georgetown's advantage to 6-0. 
  • Elise Smigiel put Towson on the board with the Tigers' first goal, but Georgetown answered with two more to build an 8-1 lead. Valerie Thompson and Ocea Leavy responded with quick goals to cut into the deficit, but McGovern tallied her fourth of the game to send the Hoyas into halftime with a 9-3 lead. 
  • Georgetown struck first in the second half, but Katie Roszko answered for Towson to make it 9-4. The Hoyas then added three more goals, including McGovern's fifth, before Luca DeMaio recorded her third goal of the season to bring the score to 13-5. Georgetown closed the third quarter with two consecutive free position goals to take a 15-5 lead into the final period. 
  • Lauren Steer opened the fourth quarter with a goal for the Hoyas, while Smigiel added her second of the game for Towson. Georgetown scored once more before the Tigers closed with three late goals from Gabby Bjugan, Savannah Safchuck and Hannah Lewis, but it wasn't enough as Georgetown defeated Towson, 17-9. 
  • Georgetown added another goal before Towson netted three (from Gabby Bjugan, Savannah Safchuck and Hannah Lewis) but it wasn't enough as the Hoyas defeated the Tigers, 17-9.

Up Next
The Tigers are on the road next week to Colorado for two matchups, starting with a contest against Denver on Thursday, February 19 at 2:00 p.m. EST and wrapping up at Boulder on Saturday, February 21 at 2:00 p.m. EST.  
 
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