WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A run of three straight goals from first-year
Katie Maguire (Garnerville, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) late in the third quarter helped the Lycoming College women's lacrosse team score seven of the last nine goals in a 14-10 win over Buffalo State on Saturday, March 18, at UPMC Field.
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First-year
Kailey Stocker (Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland Regional) led the Warriors (2-4 overall) with four goals, junior
Tess Arnold (Elmira, N.Y./Elmira) added two goals and three assists and first-year
Erin Henn (Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sayville) notched two goals and two assists. Senior
Erika Boyer (East Greenville, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) added two goals, an assist and two caused turnovers and junior
Gabriella Haug (Barrington, N.H./Oyster River) also added two caused turnovers.
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Down 8-7 midway through the third quarter, Maguire tied the game with a hard-earned free-position goal. The Warriors took the lead when Arnold found Maguire, who fired over a Bengals' stick into the left corner with 5:19 remaining in the period. Maguire added another free-position goal three minutes later and Stocker put the Warriors up 11-8 with another strike with 42 seconds left in the period.
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Buffalo State (2-2 overall) closed within two twice in the fourth quarter, but Arnold found Henn for a goal with 4:13 left and Henn found Stocker less than 30 seconds later to seal the win for the Warriors.
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The Warriors scored the first goal of the game and took three leads, but Buffalo State tied it each time before a run of three straight goals gave it a 5-4 lead at halftime. The Warriors tied it at 5 with the first score of the third quarter and took a 7-6 lead off a score from Henn before a pair of Buffalo State goals over the next minute and a half set up Lycoming's final run.
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Julia Wachna led the Bengals with four goals and four draws. Anastacia Wells notched five ground balls, eight draw controls and caused three turnovers.
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Sophomore
Zoe Stauffer (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) notched nine saves to earn the win for the Warriors. Janae Nelson stopped eight shots for the Bengals.
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The Warriors get back on the field on Friday, March 25, when they head to Manhattanville for a 5 p.m. first draw.
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