Posted: Mar 29, 2024
Women’s Lacrosse: Ravens Pick Up Second Straight Win, Cruising Past D’Youville 18-10
Recap by student-staff writer Colin Struckman
RINDGE, NH (3/29/2024) – The Franklin Pierce Women's Lacrosse team picked up their 2nd consecutive win over the D'Youville Saints on Friday afternoon, putting together a complete team effort in route to an 18-10 non-conference victory.
Score: Franklin Pierce 18, D'Youville 10
Records: Franklin Pierce (3-5, 2-1 NE-10), D'Youville (4-6, 1-0 ECC)
Location: Sodexo Field, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
Date: March 29th, 2024
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- In the first quarter, Kayli Hoefs (Amsterdam, NY) began the scoring for the Ravens by slashing to the middle and ripping a shot past the Saints netminder for the 1-0 lead. They extended their lead on the woman up as Maura Cogavin (Franklin, MA) dashed to the middle and tucked a shot on the right side to make it 2-0 Ravens. The Ravens offense continued to thrive as Hayley Hermsdorf (Center Moriches, NY) dished a pass to Olivia DeLonais (North Andover, MA) who added another goal to extend their lead to 3-0. Emily Ulmer (Bedford, NH) joined the party as she streaked toward the middle and fired a shot into the right side of the goal, making it 4-0. Kayli Hoefs added her 2nd goal of the game as she made a beautiful move, faking a shot and dancing around 3 defenders to beat the goalkeeper on a 1-on-1, giving them the 5-0 lead. Hayley Hermsdorf added her 2nd assist of the quarter as she fed a wide-open Erin McIlroy (Newfields, NH), who cashed in to give the Ravens a commanding 6-0 lead. Erin McIlroy wouldn't stop there as she received a pass from Emily Ulmer then whipped a shot from the right side that found the back of the net, which made it 7-0 Ravens. Sydney Gordon scored the lone goal for the Saints at the end of the first quarter, as the Ravens took the 7-1 lead after the first fifteen minutes.
- The second quarter began just like the first, as the Ravens offense picked up right where they left off. Olivia Robb (East Longmeadow, MA) picked up a loose ball and rocketed it in the top corner, padding their lead to 8-1. Sydney Gordon added her 2nd of the game to cut the deficit to 8-2 for the Saints. Kayli Hoefs and Olivia Robb each added another goal to give the Ravens the 10-2 lead. Madison Handley found the back of the net twice for the Saints, now trailing 10-4. The Ravens responded at the end of the 2nd quarter, as Olivia DeLonais added her 2nd of the game off a free position shot, making it an 11-4 Ravens lead at the halftime break.
- In the third quarter, Sydney Gordon added another goal giving her a hat trick, and cutting the Ravens lead to 11-5. The Ravens responded with a pair of goals. Hayley Hermsdorf dished a pass to Maura Cogavin along the right post, who skipped a shot past the goalkeeper for the 12-5 lead. Then, on the woman up, Olivia Robb capped off her day with a hat trick, scoring off a pass from Kayli Hoefs. Sam Newlin and Madison Handley each scored for the Saints, cutting the deficit to 13-7. Both teams would trade punches at the end of the 3rd quarter, as Hayley Hermsdorf scored for the Ravens and Madison Buck scored for the Saints, making it a 14-8 Ravens lead entering the fourth quarter.
- The Ravens sealed the victory in the 4th quarter, outscoring the Saints 4-2 to clinch the 18-10 win. Hayley Hermsdorf added 2 more to her name for a hat trick and Emily Ulmer and Erin McIlroy each scored for the Ravens.
BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS:
- Shots:
- Franklin Pierce: 34
- Opponent: 24
- Free Position Shots:
- Franklin Pierce: 2-5
- D'Youville: 0-4
- Saves:
- Franklin Pierce: 6
- Katherine Hickey (5 saves on 10 of shots 15 on net)
- D'Youville: 9
- Brinn Stworzydlak (9 saves on 18 of 27 shots on net)
- Franklin Pierce: 6
- Ground Balls:
- Franklin Pierce: 7
- D'Youville: 12
- Draw Controls
- Franklin Pierce: 18
- D'Youville: 14
- Turnovers:
- Franklin Pierce: 15
- Opponent: 14
NEXT FOR THE RAVENS: The Ravens resume Northeast-10 play on Tuesday night on the road when they take on the Bentley Falcons at 7 p.m.