GLENSIDE, Pa. – Leading the Lycoming College women's lacrosse team with four goals, first-year
Riley Block (Hopatcong, N.J./Morris Catholic) led a fourth quarter charge as Lycoming scored five in the period but fell, 14-9, in MAC Freedom action to Arcadia University on Saturday, April 15, at Jean Lenox West Field.
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Block also added an assist, a ground ball, and a draw control. Senior
Tess Arnold (Elmira, N.Y./Elmira) scored two goals and an assist, notching a team leading four ground balls, two draw controls, and she caused two turnovers. Sophomore
Katie Maguire (Garnerville, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) contributed two goals, moving within one of reaching 50 goals for the second straight year and tacked on an assist, and won six draw controls. Sophomore
Kailey Stocker (Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland Regional) also found the back of the net once.
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Block scored the first goal of the game for the Warriors (7-5 overall, 3-1 MAC Freedom) on a free position opportunity at 12:07 in the second quarter as the Knights' defense held the Warriors scoreless through the first while scoring seven goals. Arnold, on a man-up advantage, split a pair of defenders for a shot at the top of the crease at 6:50. A minute later, Block scored again on a high shot up and over the shoulder of the Knights' goalkeeper. Maguire ended the half with a goal at 1:33 nearly identical to Block's.
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Kicking off the scoring again in the fourth quarter, Block hit the back of the goal from the center of the arch after Arnold was able to clear the ball down the field. Maguire's second goal came at 11:52 and Arnold's second came 35 seconds later. Block fired high from the left post for a goal with just less than five minutes left before Stocker scored another man-up advantage for the Warriors outside the crease.
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Hope Miller led the Knights with seven goals and a ground ball. Emily Griffith picked up 11 ground balls, causing two turnovers.
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Junior goalkeeper
Zoe Stauffer (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) made 11 saves and also had a team-high four ground balls. Griffith made 12 saves for the Knights.
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The Warriors return to action on Wednesday, April 19, when they host King's College in MAC Freedom action beginning at 7 p.m. at UPMC Field.
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