WESTMINSTER, Md. – Kelsey Muir recorded
three goals to lead Dickinson to an 8-7 Centennial Conference (CC)
women's lacrosse victory over McDaniel and into the upcoming
conference tournament on Wednesday.
The Red Devils (9-6, 5-3 CC), who trailed 4-2 at halftime after
four straight goals by the Green Terror (8-7, 4-4 CC), reeled off
four straight of their own to take a 6-4 lead 10:29 into the second
half and held on for the one-goal victory.
Brittany Baer (Westminster, Md./Westminster) led
McDaniel with three goals while Leanne Hollinger
(Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) made 15 saves in goal for
the Green Terror.
The win also gives Dickinson the upper hand on the No. 4 seed and
hosting rights for the first-round game next Wednesday. A McDaniel
win and Muhlenberg victory over Washington on Saturday will set up
a rematch between the Green Terror and Red Devils in
Carlisle.
McDaniel concludes the regular season at home against Bryn Mawr on
Saturday. A win in that game ensures the Green Terror a playoff
spot. A multitude of other scenarios also exist where McDaniel
earns the fifth and final playoff spot.
Sunnie Ko started the 6-minute, 54-second flurry
that saw Dickinson turn its two-goal halftime deficit into a
two-goal advantage.
An Alysa Crellin marker at the 24:55 mark knotted
the game at 4-all before Muir finished an Amanda
West feed from behind the cage to give the visitors a
one-goal lead just a minute and a half later.
Abby Larson stretched the lead to two with a
free-position goal.
Chelsea Ferruzzi (Jenkintown, Pa./Jenkintown)
trimmed the deficit to one with 17:47 to play.
Muir completed her hat trick with 6:52 remaining to stretch the
lead back to two but Baer countered two minutes later with her
69th tally of the season.
Lexie Kob pushed the lead to 8-6 with 2:36 showing
but a Jennifer Stone (Baltimore, Md./Loch Raven)
free-position goal with 14.8 seconds on the clock made it a
one-goal game.
Stone won the ensuing draw control but the Green Terror could not
get a potential game-tying shot off in the waning seconds to force
overtime.
Muir and Ko staked Dickinson to a 2-0 lead before the first 10
minutes of the game had elapsed before McDaniel controlled the
remainder of the first half.
Lindsey McDonald (Germantown, Md./Damascus)
finished a Ferruzzi feed at the 19:55 mark before two Baer goals 21
seconds apart gave the hosts their first lead of the game with
12:39 showing.
Kelly Scheler (Forest Hill, Md./C. Milton Wright)
found the back of the net with 1:37 to play in the first half to
give McDaniel a two-goal lead at the break.
Dickinson finished with a 30-24 advantage in shots, including
outshooting the hosts by an 18-12 margin in the decisive second
half.
In a sloppy game played in a steady rain, the two teams combined
for 55 turnovers and 47 fouls.
Game time on Saturday is 12 p.m.
Score by
Half
1
2
-
F
Dickinson (9-6, 5-3
CC)
2
6
-
8
McDaniel (8-7, 4-4
CC)
4
3
-
7
Goals
Dickinson: Kelsey Muir 3,
Sunnie Ko 2, Abby Larson, Lexie Kob, Alysa Crellin.
Assists
Dickinson: Amy Jennings,
Amanda West, Lucy West.
McDaniel: Ferruzzi, McDonald.
Shots: D 30, M 24.
Ground
Balls: D 35, M 31.
Goalies: D (Jessie
Clark 60:00 – 9 saves, 7 GA), M (
Leanne Hollinger 60:00
– 15 saves, 8 GA).
Caused Turnovers: D 12, M
9.
Turnovers: D 25, M 30.
Draw
Controls: D 7, M 10.
Free Position: D 1
of 5, M 2 of 6.
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