April 4, 2009
Muhlenberg works overtime to down McDaniel
WESTMINSTER, Md. – Amanda McGovern netted four goals, including the game-winner with 1:38 remaining in the first overtime to lead Muhlenberg to a 15-14 Centennial Conference (CC) women’s lacrosse victory over McDaniel on Saturday.
Brittany Baer (Westminster, Md./Westminster)
recorded a career high-tying seven goals to lead the Green Terror
(6-5, 2-3 CC), who played its fifth one-goal game of the
season.
Ruth Morronigello added three goals for the Mules
(8-1, 4-1 CC), who tallied six of the game’s final seven
goals to win their sixth straight game.
Trailing 13-9 on a Kelly Scheler (Forest Hill, Md./C.
Milton Wright) free-position goal with 8:37 to play,
McGovern started the Muhlenberg rally off a Danielle
Rosen feed nearly two minutes later.
Angela Napoletano pulled the visitors within two
with 4:33 showing.
With 1:02 on the clock, Morronigello finished Rosen’s second
assist before McGovern forced the extra session 22 seconds
later.
On a free-position shot 37 seconds into overtime, Baer netted her
53rd goal of the season to give McDaniel the one-goal
edge.
With 47 seconds remaining in the first half of the first overtime,
Morronigello evened the game before McGovern found the back of the
net for her team-leading 28th goal of the
year.
Lindsey McDonald (Germantown, Md./Damascus) found
Baer twice in the game’s first 1:39 to give the Green Terror
an early 2-0 lead.
Sara Hiller pulled the visitors within 2-1 but
Jennifer Stone (Baltimore, Md./Loch Raven) and
Baer stretched the lead to 4-1 before eight minutes had
elapsed.
Trailing 7-4 with 10:14 to play in the first half, McGovern and
Rosen hit back-to-back goals to pull Muhlenberg within 7-6 but Baer
and Chelsea Ferruzzi (Jenkintown, Pa./Jenkintown)
stretched the lead back to 9-6 at the break with tallies 21 seconds
apart.
Morronigello and Hiller closed the deficit to 9-8 with 16:41
remaining in regulation before two Stone tallies keyed a 4-1 burst
to give McDaniel the four-goal edge.
Stephanie Sudbook (Baltimore, Md./Loch Raven)
added five draw controls, four ground balls and a caused
turnover.
Leanne Hollinger (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill)
made 11 saves in goal.
The Green Terror returns to action at Washington (Md.) on Tuesday.
Game time is 7 p.m.
Score by
Half
1
2
OT
-
F
Muhlenberg (8-1, 4-1
CC)
6
7
2
-
15
McDaniel (6-5, 2-3
CC)
9
4
1
-
14
Goals
Muhlenberg: Amanda McGovern 4, Ruth
Morronigello 3, Danielle Rosen 2, Alyssa Bascelli 2, Sara Hiller 2,
Angela Napoletano, Megan Wilson.
McDaniel: Brittany Baer 7, Jennifer Stone 3,
Kelly Scheler 2, Lindsey McDonald, Chelsea Ferruzzi.
Assists
Muhlenberg: Rosen 2, Bascelli, Morronigello,
Napoletano.
McDaniel: McDonald 4, Stone, Sarah
Mintz.
Shots: Mu 36, Mc 33. Ground
Balls: Mu 28, Mc 28. Goalies: Mu (Allisyn
Vachon 66:00 – 9 saves, 14 GA); Mc (Leanne Hollinger 66:00
– 11 saves, 15 GA). Caused Turnovers: Mu 5,
Mc 5. Turnovers: Mu 15, Mc 19. Draw
Controls: Mu 18, Mc 14. Free Position: Mu
1 of 2, Mc 3 of 3.
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