HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Senior
Kat Thayer and first-year
Olivia Foulke combined for five goals and nine points as the McDaniel College women's lacrosse team posted a 13-4 road win at Juniata on Thursday.
The Green Terror (3-3) posted their third-straight road win while improving to 2-0 at Gibbel Stadium.
Thayer totaled six points with two goals and four assists while Foulke netted her second hat-trick with three goals. Thayer also added six ground balls, three caused turnovers, and four draw controls. She now has 92 career goals as she looks to become the 19th player in program history to reach the century mark.
Junior
Emily Conklin had one goal, three ground balls, one caused turnover, and two draw controls. Sophomore
Gracie Nash and senior
Avagrace James each scored twice with James netting her first two goals of the season.
McDaniel totaled 11 caused turnovers as a team, its fourth game out of six this season in which it had at least 10.
First-year
Nicole Ruther made her second-straight start in goal, needing to make just one save in 30 minutes to pick up her second career win. Senior
Caleigh Kohr made a season-high seven saves while allowing just three goals over the final 30 minutes.
Kohr ranks 10th in program history with 290 saves, just 10 shy of becoming the ninth player in program history with at least 300.
Juniata (0-3) took an early 1-0 lead after scoring the game's first goal just 31 seconds into the game, but that would last for only three minutes as James scored to tie the game with 11:10 remaining in the first quarter, kick starting a run of 12 unanswered goals for the Green Terror who led 12-1 at halftime.
McDaniel scored on 3-of-5 free position shots in the first half and out-shot the Eagles, 22-4. The visitors also won nine out of 13 draw controls. In addition, the team's final four goals came with a player advantage.
There were a total of 14 cautions in the contest with eight green cards and six yellow cards.
The Green Terror host Elizabethtown on Saturday looking for their first win in three home games this season. Opening draw is set for noon.