Women's Lacrosse | 3/17/2009 7:00:00 PM
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ROCHESTER, NY –Buffalo State scored four straight goals midway through the second half to break a 10-10 tie and hand the RIT women's lacrosse team its first loss of the 2009 season, 16-11 on a gorgeous Tuesday afternoon at the RIT Turf Field. Both teams are now 3-1 this season.
Kendyl Clarkson's goal with 18:40 left gave Buffalo State the lead for good, 11-10. RIT had scored four straight goals to rally from a 10-6 deficit, capped off by a tally by #
Allie Coppola (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park)# (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) with 19:39 left. Buffalo State had scored the first three goals of the half to take a 10-6 lead.
Buffalo State goalkeeper Ashley O'Brien was the difference, stopping 21 shots. She thwarted RIT on several point-blank opportunities.
Clarkson and Katie Henderson each had five goals and one assist for the Bengals. Karen Shaddock also recorded six points on two goals and four assists.
RIT out-shot Buffalo State, 42-31 and had 39 ground balls to Buffalo State's 27. The Tigers also had 17 draw controls.
#Nadia Pasicznyk (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia)# (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia) led RIT with four points on two goals and two assists.
#Danielle Previ (Medford, NJ/Shawnee)# (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) and Coppola each had two goals and an assist, while
#Eileen Hennigan (Liverpool, NY/Christian Brothers Academy)# (Liverpool, NY/Christian Brothers Academy) scored twice.
#Ashley Pezze (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland)# (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland) had a career-best 10 ground balls and three draw controls. #
Rebecca Lampson (Penn Yan, NY/Penn Yan Academy)# (Penn Yan, NY/Penn Yan) grabbed eight ground balls. #
Jerica Young (Jay, NY/Northwood School)# (Jay, NY/Northwood School) had five draw controls.
#Kelsey Evans (Carlisle, PA/Cumberland Valley)# (Carlisle, PA/Cumberland Valley) stopped 13 shots in the losing effort for RIT.
Buffalo State led 7-6 after a hotly contested first half of play. Neither team held more than a one-goal lead during the first 30 minutes. The lead changed hands twice in the opening half. Buffalo State scored to open the game before the teams traded goals on four straight occasions. RIT scored two straight to go up 5-4. Buffalo State scored two times to end the half and take the one-goal advantage.
RIT out-shot Buffalo State, 20-17 in the first half and held the lead in the ground ball battle, 19-16.
Buffalo State's Molly Seifritz was helped off the field midway through the first half with an apparent leg injury. She recorded a goal and an assist.
The Tigers return to action on Wednesday, March 25, as they host SUNY Geneseo at 4 p.m. The game will be played on the RIT Turf Field.
