COLLEGE
WOMEN'S LACROSSE FINAL SCORE
Tufts 11, Trinity 9
At Hartford, CT
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Game
Box Score
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Sophomore Casey Egan's goal at 8:38 of the
first half gave Tufts the lead for good
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HARTFORD -- Sophomore midfielder Casey Egan (Massapequa,
NY) had two goals, including the go-ahead goal, and one
assist as the visiting Tufts University Jumbos to a 11-9 victory
over the Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College
Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's lacrosse action this afternoon
on Sheppard Field.
The Bantams, ranked #4 in the nation, drop to 8-1 overall and
5-1 in the NESCAC with their first loss of the year. The Jumbos,
#12 nationally, improve to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the league with
their sixth win in a row.
The teams traded goals first 20 minutes of the game, before
Tufts took control with a four-goal spurt late in the first half
and early in the second half and held its lead to the final horn.
Egan opened the 4-0 run on a goal from sophomore attacker
Lara Kozin (Suffern, NY) with 8:38 remaining
before intermission, and senior Emily Johnson (Yarmouth,
ME) scored 3:55 before the half to give the visitors a 6-4
advantage at the break.
After two more Jumbo scores over the first 10 minutes of the
second half, freshman attacker Megan Leonhard (Summit, NJ) broke
the Bantam scoring drought with an unassisted goal with 19:46 left
that ignited a 3-0 Trinity run. Trinity junior midfielder Rachel
Romanowsky (Hampstead, NH) notched her third and fourth assists of
the game with passes to first year Kaitlin Hildebrand (Berwyn, PA)
and junior attacker Caitlin Irvine (Westwood, MA) to cut the Tufts
lead to 8-7 with 11:21 left, but Jumbo sophomore midfielder
Steph Perez (East Providence, RI) registered
back-to-back tallies after the 10-minute mark to push the Tufts
lead back to three.
Hildebrand and Romanowsky scored late goals to bring Trinity
back within a goal with 3:42 remaining, but Kozin stole the ball in
the Bantam defensive area and beat Trinity sophomore goalie Gina
Dinallo (West Hartford, CT) for an insurance goal at the 2:29 mark.
Trinity won the ensuing draw with a chance to tie the game, but an
offensive foul call on the Bantams gave possession back to Tufts.
Trinity sophomore Liz Bruno (Andover, MA) stole the ball back, but
with just 10 seconds remaining the Bantams were out of time.
Johnson paced Tufts with three goals, while Kozin had a goal and
two assists, and senior co-captain Jenna Abelli
(Framingham, MA) added one goal and one assist. Junior
Sara Bloom (Summit, NJ) stopped 10 shots in the
Jumbo goal.
Hildebrand and Irvine finished with three goals apiece for
Trinity, while Romanowsky had a goal and four assists, and Leonhard
scored twice for the Bantams. Bruno picked up a game-high seven
ground balls, and Dinallo made 13 saves.
Game release courtesy of Trinity College.
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