Lacrosse Falls 17-16 to Iona in Overtime |
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score) Junior Amy Rizzo (Jackson, N.J.) and freshman Allison Funk (Lumberton, N.J.) each notched four goals. Senior Jackie McCormick (Liverpool, N.Y.) chipped in three goals and classmate Nichole Lopez (Highland Mills, N.Y.) scored two goals and two assists. Xiomara Garcia (Pottstown, Pa.) and Samantha Fishbeck (Btitleimore, Md.) had two goals and one score, respectively. LIU (1-7, 0-1 NEC) opened the first frame with a 5-0 spurt that featured two goals apiece from McCormick and Rizzo. The Gaels responded with four unanswered scores, cutting the margin to one (5-4) with 9:58 remaining. Rizzo scored her 24th goal of the season at the 7:49 mark and found Lopez for a score three minutes later to push the visitors to a 7-4 lead. The Blackbirds held a 9-5 advantage at the break behind scores from Garcia and Fishbeck. In the second half, Funk tallied
two goals in a 15-second span. The game see-sawed back-and-forth
as the
teams traded goals.
With 19:14 showing, Iona mounted another 5-0 run capped off by
a goal from Jaclyn O’Leary, once again pulling the host
to within a goal,13-12. Cavanaugh scored an unassisted goal with 1:46 on the clock in the extra period to give Iona its first lead of the day (15-16) but Funk countered with a goal 36 seconds later to tie the game at 16-16. The Gaels’ Jillian Beck could not convert a free position shot, forcing a second overtime period. With 1:06 left to play in the second OT, Sara Beth Henry scored the game winning goal off a feed from Rachel O’Leary. Iona was led by Cavanaugh with
seven goals and two assists, followed by J. O’Leary with
five goals and an assist. The Blackbirds travel to Moon Township, Pa. to take on Robert Morris on Friday, March 31. The opening draw is at 1:00 pm.
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3/29/06 --
The Long Island University women’s lacrosse team dropped
its third straight game on Wednesday afternoon at Mazzella
Field, falling to non-conference opponent Iona, 17-16 in double
overtime.