Women's Lacrosse Falls to #1 Adelphi, 18-4
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Reigning national champion and top-ranked Adelphi scored nine goals in each half while its top-ranked defense held the Merrimack College women's lacrosse team to only four goals, as the Warriors dropped an 18-4 decision against the undefeated Panthers on Friday afternoon at Martone-Mejail Field.
The Basics
Score: Adelphi 18, Merrimack 4
Records: Merrimack (4-7, 1-6 NE-10) | #1 Adelphi (10-0, 7-0 NE-10)
Location: Martone-Mejail Field | North Andover, Mass.
How It Happened
Merrimack returned home to welcome the defending national champions on Saturday looking to hand the Panthers their first loss in 10 tries.
Each team traded goals at the game's onset, with freshman Amber Feminella (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) tying the game at 1-1 less than four minutes in off a terrific feed from senior captain Danielle Riley (West Point, N.Y.).
The Panthers, however, would run off eight uninterrupted markers over the next 20 minutes to take control of the game. Feminella would get the Warriors a bit closer with a free position tally with only nine seconds left, as Merrimack entered halftime down by a 9-2 margin.
The Panthers would push their lead to double-digits with another six-goal run over the first 11 minutes of the second half, but Feminella answered again off a free position. After three more Adelphi tallies, the freshman sensation net her fourth on a pretty individual effort with less than two minutes to play, and the visitors would run out the clock from there on out.
Notes and Numbers
- The nation's top-ranked defense held Merrimack to only four goals, tying its lowest output of the season (18-4 loss at Mercy)
- Feminella recorded her eighth hat trick of the season, as well as her ninth multi-goal game in 11 tries, finishing one shy of her career-high in scoring
- Freshman Bridget Schofield (Littleton, Mass.) caused two turnovers to highlight the defensive effort while adding three ground balls, one shy of the team-high four scooped by Riley
- SOG: Merrimack – 8 // ADE – 24
- Ground Balls: Merrimack – 20 // ADE – 17
- Draw Controls: Merrimack – 5 // ADE – 19
- Clears: Merrimack (9-for-16) // ADE (9-for-10)
Up Next
Merrimack remains home and continues league play next Wednesday (April 13) with a midweek showdown against Saint Anselm College under the lights starting at 7 p.m.
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