Women's Lacrosse Powers Way to 13-3 Win at Coker
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Sophomore goalkeeper Alexa Petzold (Ridgewood, N.J.) turned away eight shots and allowed a season-low three goals while watching her offense score nine first-half tallies, as the Merrimack College women's lacrosse team powered its way to a 13-3 road victory over Coker College on Tuesday afternoon to wrap up a two-win week in South Carolina.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 13, Coker 3
Records: Merrimack (3-3) | Coker (4-3)
Location: Coker Athletic Field | Hartsville, S.C.
How It Happened
Aiming for back-to-back wins for the first time this spring, Merrimack met Coker for the first time in either side's program history on Tuesday in South Carolina.
Merrimack's most complete performance on both ends of the turf was on display in the first half, as the Warriors stormed out to an eight-goal lead with nine first-half markers.
In fact, the Warriors saw five different players score the first seven goals of the game – including two each from junior Hunter McCarthy (Avon, Conn.) and freshman Bridget Schofield (Littleton, Mass.) – before Coker found the back of the net with just under 11 minutes left in the half. But fellow freshman Amber Feminella (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) answered with her second tally of the game not even a minute later, and Schofield would secure her first career hat trick with 90 seconds to go in the half to send the visitors into the break with a 9-1 advantage.
Merrimack would stretch its lead to as much as 11, as Feminella assured herself a sixth straight hat trick to start her career with a goal less than two minutes into the second half. McCarthy would also record first hat trick since the season opener with her third of the game at the 26:01 mark, and Feminella found the back of the net for the fourth time to up the lead to 12-1.
Schofield would add one last tally for the Warriors to wrap up a career day, as Petzold would finish with four more saves in the second half to limit the Cobras to just two second-half goals and only three the entire day.
Notes and Numbers
- Petzold finished with a season-low three goals allowed and eight stops, one shy of the season-high nine she turned away on Saturday against Albright
- In addition to her hat trick, McCarthy distributed a career-high four assists to match her previous single-game high in scoring with seven points, a mark she also set back in the season opener on Feb. 28
- Schofield posted her first career hat trick and four-goal game, topping her career-high three-point outing she set in the season opener
- Feminella has recorded no fewer than four goals and five points over the last four games, a stretch in which she has scored 19 goals and totaled 21 points
- SOG: Merrimack – 16 // COKER – 11
- Ground Balls: Merrimack – 35 // COKER – 35
- Draw Controls: Merrimack – 7 // COKER – 10
- Clears: Merrimack (15-for-19) // COKER (15-for-20)
Up Next
Merrimack returns home to resume conference play with a Good Friday (March 25) matchup against the 10th-ranked University of New Haven. First whistle at Martone-Mejail Field is set for 7 p.m.
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