Timmy Drewes

Women's Lacrosse Scranton Athletic Communications

Scranton Women’s Lacrosse Falls to No. 2 Tufts in NCAA Tournament Second Round

SCRANTON, Pa. – The University of Scranton women's lacrosse team battled for all 60 minutes but lost 17-5 against No. 2 Tufts University in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Weiss Field.

The Basics
  • Final Score: Tufts – 17, Scranton – 5
  • Records: Tufts (19-1), Scranton (15-6)

How it Happened
  • Tufts jumped on the board early with a goal 1:55 into the contest.
  • The Jumbos scored four more goals in a span of 1:53 to take a 5-0 lead over Scranton.
  • With 4:54 left in the first quarter, sophomore Eileen Hewitt fed graduate student Erin Reich, who buried the shot on the run to get Scranton on the board.
  • Tufts scored a pair of goals in the final two minutes of the first quarter to take a 7-1 lead into the second quarter.
  • After junior Eva Guerino made three impressive saves in the first 1:27 of the second quarter, she gave the ball to graduate student Karina Roettger, who successfully cleared for Scranton. She passed it ahead for senior Catherine McGlynn, who fed classmate Grace Lane in a two-on-one in transition. Lane buried the shot to cut the deficit to 7-2.
  • The Jumbos responded with three goals in a span of 1:22 to go up 10-2.
  • With 6:41 left in the second period, Tufts scored its 11th goal, and then 35 seconds later scored again to extend its lead to 10 goals.
  • Sophomore Jillian Lopez got on the board with her first goal of the game on a free-position attempt, making the score 12-3 Tufts with 3:55 to go in the first half.
  • The Jumbos added their 13th goal of the game at the 1:50 mark of the second period, and they made a bid for another with just 20 seconds left in the half, but Guerino made her sixth save of the afternoon to keep the score at 13-3.
  • Scranton began the second half strong as neither team scored in the first half of the third period, although the Jumbos broke through with their 14th goal of the game at the 7:13 mark of the quarter.
  • The Jumbos tallied two goals in the final 3:16 of the third, taking a 16-3 lead into the fourth quarter.
  • With 12:10 left in the game, junior Jessica McCabe found a cutting Lopez who caught the pass, drove to the crease through traffic, and bounced it into the back of the net for her second goal of the day.
  • The Jumbos scored their 17th goal of the game at the 7:30 mark of the fourth quarter.
  • With 3:21 to go in the game, Lopez took a feed from Hewitt and scored her third goal of the afternoon to make the score 17-5 Tufts.

Top Performers
  • Lopez led the team with three goals and three draw controls.
  • Hewitt tallied two assists and two draw controls.
  • Roettger led the team in both ground balls with six and caused turnovers with four.

Inside the Box Score
  • Tufts outshot Scranton 41 to 21.
  • The Jumbos won 19 draw controls while the Royals won seven.
  • Scranton tallied 12 caused turnovers, and Tufts had nine.