Youngsters Carry Drew Lacrosse Past Moravian

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Drew women’s lacrosse got back on track with an 18-10 victory over Moravian. The young Rangers did most of the damage as first-year players scored 14 goals in leading Drew to its first ever Landmark Conference win. Drew (6-5, 1-1) out shot Moravian (6-4, 0-2) 51-23 in the game.

The Greyhounds led 2-1 after ten minutes of play before the Rangers went on a six goal run between the 10th and 18th minute. Rebecca Schild opened the run with an FPS goal before Lindsey Perno scored twice to put Drew up 4-2. Three first-years scored in a row as Cara Jeffries, Stacie Brown and Brook Connell tallied. Moravian countered with a four goal run of its own with Georgia Castellano scoring twice.

At 7-6 with just two minutes remaining in the first half, the Rangers looked vulnerable to another loss, but Connell and Sloane Coles each scored twice in the final 90 seconds of play to give Drew a much nicer 11-6 edge.

Cara Jeffries opened the second half with a goal twenty second in. The Rangers and Greyhounds traded goals for the next 12 minutes as both sides scored three times. With just under 11 minutes left the Rangers secured the win with a three goal run started by Sam Silver. Stacie Brown scored her second off a Meghan Santaniello assist and Coles netted her fourth with just fewer than two minutes left. The Greyhounds added a final goal in the final minute.

The win highlights the contributions of the rookie class for Head Coach Kim Christos. Of the Rangers 127 goals this season, 71 have been scored by first-years. 17 of the 29 assists have been recorded by the same. A rookie also stepped into goal for Drew today, as Rachel Hanley made four saves over 47 minutes of play.
The Rangers host Scranton in a key Landmark tussle on Saturday.