LACROSSE

Lacrosse Handed 21-4 Loss at Mount St. Mary's

 

 

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4/22/05 -- Long Island had four different goal scorers in a 21-4 loss to reigning Northeast Conference champion Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, Md.

Junior Tina Prickett (Eldora, N.J.) gave the Blackbirds (4-9, 3-4 NEC) a 1-0 lead 93 seconds into the contest on a free-position goal. But the Mountaineers (10-5, 6-1 NEC) rattled off the next eight goals, including four from Kirby Day, for an 8-1 lead.

Sophomore Kayleigh Graves (Orlando, Fla.) and junior Ashley Cockram (Orlando, Fla.) also scored for LIU as did sophomore Amy Rizzo (Jackson, N.J.), who netted her 42nd goal of the season to add to her school-record total.

Senior Patricia Parker (Long Branch, N.J.) made 11 saves and Rizzo fired 11 shots for the Blackbirds. Prickett closed with three ground balls and junior Nichole Lopez (Highland Mills, N.Y.) won three draw controls.

LIU continues its four-game road trip Sunday against Wagner, beginning at 1:00 pm.