DENVER, Colo. – The No. 12 ranked Regis University women's lacrosse team (11-2, 7-0 RMAC) flew past the Hawks of Rockhurst University (7-6, 3-5 RMAC) 17-7 on a chilly Friday afternoon.
How It Happened: It was Regis who drew first blood with junior
Sarah Myres netting her 34
th goal of the season to open things up less than three minutes into the game. Myres and fellow junior
Wendy Donier combined for eight of the Rangers 11 goals in the first half. The RU defense held the visitors to only nine shots and two goals in the first 30 minutes of play.
Rockhurst came out in the second half on a mission to get back into the game, but that was quickly stopped by Regis. After the Hawks netted the opening goal of the second half, the Rangers responded with a goal of their own. Midway through the second half, RU held a 15-4 advantage which was their largest lead of the game. The gap was closed slightly by the visiting team, but in the end Regis came away with their seventh victory of 10+ goals this season.
Game Notes: Myres (5 G, 2 A, 1 GB, 1 CT, 4 DC) led the way offensively as she recorded five goals and two assists. Donier (5 G, 1 GB) also netted five goals on the day while freshman
Kyleigh Peoples (2 G, 1 GB, 1 CT, 4 DC) and sophomore
Andrea Macalalad (2 G, 4 GB, 2 CT) each scored twice. Redshirt-junior
Sarah Lugo (1 G), and juniors
Lauren Hurd (1 G, 7 GB, 1 CT, 3 DC) and
Grace Rosenthal (1 G, 1 GB) each had one goal apiece.
Hurd led the defense with seven ground balls and she added one caused turnovers. Senior
Jada Bonner (4 GB, 4 CT, 4 DC) continues to give her opponents nightmares on defense as she led the game with four caused turnovers. Freshman
Sarah Kate Dhom finished with three caused turnovers and one ground ball.
Freshman
Elle Crawford (W, 8-2) spent 21:11 in the crease, making two saves and allowing only two goals. Junior
Hope Correia (17:07, 2 GA) and Sophomore
Court Huston (21:42, 2 SV, 3 GA) each split time in between the pipes as well. The team outshot Rockhurst 36-18, controlling the ground ball (27-19), and draw control (16-10) battles.
Up Next for the Rangers: The No. 12 ranked women's lacrosse team will face their toughest opponent of the season on Sunday when the No. 2 ranked team in the nation, the Lindenwood University Lions, make their only regular season visit to the Regis Lacrosse Field at noon. Come out and support the Rangers as they look to take down the Lions for the second time in as many appearances.
