Royals Roll New Paltz, 22-12, Behind A Combined 16-Goal Effort From Sullivan, Goss, and Giorno
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| Kerry Sullivan | Emily Goss |
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| Deanna Giorno | Jilliana DePaolera |
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| Kaitlin Lazorko | Kathleen Smart |
Box Score
NEW PALTZ, NY—The University of Scranton women’s
lacrosse team’s high-octane offense continued Wednesday
afternoon against New Paltz.
Behind seven goals and an assist from sophomore attacker Kerry Sullivan (Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional)
and five goals from freshman midfielder Emily
Goss (Morristown, NJ/Morristown), the Royals blitzed
the Hawks, 22-12.
Scranton, which has out-scored its last four opponents 73-33, also
received four goals and six assists from junior attacker Deanna Giorno (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks
South) and three goals and an assist from junior
midfielder Jilliana DePaolera (Kinnelon,
NJ/Kinnelon). The win was the fifth straight for the
Royals, now 7-2
Freshman midfielder Lianne Valdivia (Kingston, NY/Kingston) and
senior midfielder Julia Donata (Fayetteville,
NY/Fayetteville-Manlius) led New Paltz, now 4-3, with three goals
apiece and senior attacker Samantha DelGaudio (Northport,
NY/Northport) finished with two goals and an assist.
DePaolera scored three goals and Sullivan two as the Royals opened
up what seemed like a comfortable 10-4 halftime lead.
That is until the Hawks, behind two goals from Donato, opened the
second half with a 5-1 spurt to cut the lead to 11-9.
Scranton then regained the momentum by scoring three straight
goals—one each by Goss, junior attacker Shannon Howe (Pearl River, NY/Pearl River),
and Sullivan—to take a 14-9 lead.
New Paltz did manage to cut the lead down to four on one more
occasion, but the Royals answered with an 8-2 spurt over the final
10 minutes to set the final score.
Scranton, which held a 37-28 advantage in shots and a 21-15 margin
in draw controls, also received a goal and three assists from
junior attacker Kaitlin Lazorko (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth
Academy) and a goal from sophomore Christine Dredger (Glen Head, NY/Lady of Mercy
Academy). Junior goalkeeper Kathleen Smart (Hatboro, Pa./Archbishop Wood)
made 13 saves, the third time this season she has stopped at least
10 shots in a game.
Sullivan’s seven goals today was one shy of tying her
career-high of eight goals against Southern Maine on March 22,
2011. Her 7-goal performance is also tied for the seventh
most single-game total in Scranton history. Giorno also
etched her name in the record book today, as her 10 total points
today (four goals, six assists) is now tied for the fifth place on
the Royals’ all-time single-game list.
Scranton will open its Landmark Conference season this Saturday,
March 31, against Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, beginning at
1:00 p.m.
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