Maroons Hold Off Late Surge to Advance to Title Game for 20th Time
LYNCHBURG, Va. --- In a contest that
was interrupted two hours for lightning, the Roanoke College
women's lacrosse team defeated Lynchburg College, 13-12, in the Old
Dominon Athletic Conference (ODAC) semifinals. The Maroons
now sit at 11-6, while the Hornets end their season with a record
of 11-7.
Lynchburg opened the attack, as Kendall Adkin scored at the 27:00
mark of the first half. Roanoke would take over for most of
the half, going on two separate runs of four goals each. In
the first run, Kathleen
Wager scored two goals, with both assisted
byJamie
Golden. The other two goals came off assists
by Allison
Bonanno, one scored by Rosie
Knisley and the other by Jamie
Golden. Roanoke led 4-1 just 10 minutes into
the game.
Lynchburg scored two more goals between 20:00 and 16:58, as Adkin
scored one and Bri slate scored the other. In the Maroons'
second run in the half, the goals came from Elizabeth
Narwicz, Golden, and two from Bonanno. After
this run, Roanoke led 8-3.
In the final three minutes of the first half, the Maroons were
outscored 2-1, but still entered the locker rooms at half ahead
9-5.
Just one minute in to the second half, the game went on a delay
because of lightning. Because the rule states you must wait
30 minutes from the last lightning strike, the delay lasted about
two hours. Once the game resumed, Lynchburg came out hot,
scoring four consecutive goals tying the game at 9-9.
After Lynchburg's run, the Maroons started to get back in the
groove. With 16:50 left in the game, Kathleen
Wager scored the go ahead goal, taking the
10-9 lead. Darragh
Evarts followed suit a minute later, finding
the back of the net. Allison
Bonanno scored two goals, each within the
seven minute mark, giving Roanoke the 13-9 lead.
With just five minutes left, Lynchburg wasn't out of the game, as
Lesley Buckingham scored to cut the lead to three, 13-10. The
Hornets were given a player-up advantage, which they capitalized on
and netted one more with 2:00 left on the clock. With :10
left in the contest, Paige Gadsby scored with a player-down
disadvantage to cut the deficit to one, 13-12. However,
the Maroons held off the Hornets for the final 10 seconds.
Bonanno led the team with seven points on four goals and three
assists. She was followed by Wager, who netted three, then
Golden and Evarts who each finished with two. Golden also had
three assists to her credit.
Lauren Curtin played all 60 minutes in net,
and made 17 saves.
Kendall Adkin led the Hornets with five goals and one assist.
Leslie Buckingham was second in goals with three.
The Maroons now move on to face Washington and Lee in the ODAC
Championship game on Sunday. The game will be held in
Lexington and is scheduled for a 1:00 PM start.
--- This release
is courtesy of the Roanoke College sports information department.
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maroons.roanoke.edu