Rizzo Ties School Record With Six Goals and Eight Points in Lacrosse's 13-9 Victory at Canisius |
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3/11/05 -- Sophomore Amy Rizzo (Jackson, N.J.) matched two school records with six goals and eight points for Long Island, which used a huge second-half outburst to rally for a 13-9 victory at Canisius in Buffalo, N.Y. Rizzo scored five goals during a stretch in which the Blackbirds netted eight straight to open the second half for a 12-7 lead. Three of her goals in that span were off free-position shots, the last of which gave LIU (1-1) the lead for good at 8-7 with 19:10 remaining. Rizzo, a first team All-Northeast Conference pick last season, equaled the school record for goals set by Jackie McCormick on April 27, 2004 against Wagner. The eight points matched that from junior Chrissie Carleton (Jackson, N.J.) four days earlier vs. St. Francis (PA). Sophomore Kayleigh Graves (Orlando, Fla.) scored four goals for the second straight game, two of which came in the second-half stretch. Carleton netted a pair and junior Tina Prickett (Eldora, N.J.) scored once for LIU, which finished 6-for-6 on free-position shots. Graves notched a game-high seven ground balls with junior Nichole Lopez (Highland Mills, N.Y.) adding six and five draw controls. Senior Patricia Parker (Long Branch, N.J.) made 12 saves, including eight in the opening half. LIU remains in Buffalo to face Niagara on Saturday at 1:00 pm. |
