Lacrosse Falls to Monmouth, 12-7 |
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Chrissie Carleton (Jackson, N.J.) , Nichole Lopez (Highland Mills, N.Y.) and Amy Rizzo (Jackson, N.J.) each scored two goals, but it was not enough as the Blackbirds (4-7, 3-3 NEC) could not overcome an early 5-0 deficit. Monmouth (10-3, 5-0 NEC) got off to a fast start, registering three goals in the first 2:12 of play. Junior attacker Jeanette Stott registered the first two scores for the Hawks. The Hawks used a balanced attack, opening up a 5-0 lead following tallys from sophomores Carolyn Raveia and Katie Degan at the 24:58 and 20:40 marks, respectively. LIU answered back at the 20:27 mark, as Rizzo buried a free-position shot, cutting the lead to 5-1. Just over a minute later, the sophomore found the net – again- on a free-position shot, to cut the margin to 5-2. Monmouth went on a three-goal run over the next 11 minutes to take an 8-2 advantage. Lopez ended the run with 8:32 left in the first half, as she took a pass from Carleton and beat Hawks netminder Jess Chapman for her first goal of the game. Monmouth scored the next two goals before Lopez put the ball in the cage for the second time to pull to 10-4 at intermission. Raveia opened up the scoring in the second frame, recording her second goal 1:26 into the second stanza and Degan registered a hat trick with her third goal seven minutes later to give the visitors a comfortable 12-4 cushion. The Blackbirds did not allow any goals the rest of the way, recording the last three of the game. Sophomore Kayleigh Graves (Orlando, Fla.) tallied her first goal with just over 18 minutes to play and Carleton registered the final two goals, the first unassisted and the second off a breakaway pass from Tina Prickett (Eldora, N.J.), for the final margin (12-7). Lopez made noise all over the field, pacing the Blackbirds with six ground balls, causing two turnovers and picking up two draw controls. Senior Trish Parker (Long Branch, N.J.), playing in her final home game for LIU, registered her seventh contest with double digit saves this season with 11. Degan finished with five points – three goals, two assists – and Stott scored four goals for the Hawks who are tied for first in the NEC with Mount St. Mary’s. Chapman recorded the win for Monmouth, making five saves. The Blackbirds return to action Tuesday, April 19, as they travel
to Stony Brook for a 7:00 pm game. |
4/15/2005 – Long Island University dropped a 12-7 decision
to Monmouth University in Northeast Conference women’s
lacrosse action at the Parade Ground in Prospect Park this afternoon.