Women's Lacrosse beats Rochester, 15-11
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - RIT junior Zoe Heffernan scored five goals to lead the Tigers to a 15-11 win over Rochester, Wednesday.
Senior Lily DePalma score four goals and added an assist. Junior Morgan Nichter scored three goals and junior Jenna Bovenzi finished with a goal and two assists. Junior Milena Stephen scored two goals.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Heffernan scored early in the first quarter to give RIT the lead.
- Rochester scored back-to-back goals taking a 2-1 lead on Lorelei King's goal.
- Nichter scored with 7:24 to play in the quarter to tie the score at 2-2.
- Heffernan scored with 58 seconds to play in the opening quarter to pull the Tigers to within a goal at 4-3.
- Rochester's Anna Rogers scored early in the second quarter to give the Yellow Jackets a 5-3 lead.
- DePalma scored to cut Rochester's lead to 5-4.
- Alyssa Gorny scored to give Rochester a 6-4 lead.
- DePalma and Nichter tallied back-to-back goals, tying the game at 6-6 on Nichter's goal with 47 seconds remaining in the half.
- Stephen scored early in the third quarter to give the Tigers a 7-6 lead.
- Gorny and Rogers scored back-to-back goals, taking an 8-7 lead on Rogers' goal with 9:47 remaining in the third,
- Nichter and DePalma scored two straight goals, taking a 9-8 lead on DePalma's goal with 57 seconds to play in the frame.
- Rogers scored with seven seconds to play in the third to tie the game at 9-9.
- RIT scored the first five goals of the fourth quarter, taking a 14-9 lead on Stephen's goal with 7:13 to play.
- Gracie Giannettino and Rogers scored two straight goals to make it 14-11.
- Heffernan scored with 2:25 remaining to make it a 15-11 final.
GAME NOTES:
- Rochester outshot RIT, 33-31
- RIT was 16-of-21 on clearing attempts and had 17 ground balls
- The Tigers won 16-of-30 draw controls
- Sophomore Katherine Killian won four draw controls, caused a turnover and had a ground ball.
- Junior Ellie Ruddy made 10 saves and first year Grace McDonald made seven saves to earn the win
WHAT'S NEXT:
RIT returns to action on Saturday (April 12) at Clarkson at 3:00 p.m.
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