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BOX SCORE

Women’s Lacrosse Ends Regular Season Play with a Win

by Margaux Munick

Jacksonville, FL. –  women’s lacrosse closed out their season with a 23-7 win at home over Stetson.

STAT LEADERS 

GOALS – Brianna Samuels (4)
DRAW CONTROLS – Lauren Ellis (10)
ASSISTS – Grace Hobson (5)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Dolphins scored 10 goals to earn a running clock in the second quarter on the way to victory. 

Jacksonville (10-7, ASUN 6-1) senior midfielder Hudson Gentile started off the game for the Dolphins with a pair of goals to pull ahead with the lead. Briana Samuels found net with an assist from Lauren Craft. Shortly after Craft scored a goal of her own with an assist from Samuels to show the score 4-0. Jenna Peed had her first goal of the game with a low-to-high ripper that found net for Jacksonville. Stetson (8-9, ASUN 1-6) had its first successful goal of the game at 3:43. Gentile earned herself a hat trick to end the quarter 6-2. 

Senior goalie Addy Tysdal held the Hatters to just two goals in the first quarter, as she faced only 10 shots. 

The Dolphins’ big second quarter began early. 

Molly Brock wasted no time finding the net to begin. Samuels earned a hat trick with back-to-back goals assisted by Grace Hobson to show the score 9-2. Graduate Student attacker Sarah Elms had her first goal of the game, cutting in from outside the 12-meter to score between the legs. Craft earned her second goal off a free position. Shortly after, senior attacker Grace Hobson came around from the back of the goal to rock back and receive a pass from Craft to up the lead to 13-3. Graduate Student midfielder Madeline Cloyd had her first assist of the game to senior midfielder Lauren Ellis. Craft earned herself a hat trick to end the first half 16-4 Jacksonville. Stetson only got two successful shots off in the second quarter. 

Elms notched herself a hat trick to begin the second half of play. Not long after, junior midfielder Peed ripped two successful shots to score inside the 8-meter. Stetson answered shortly after with a goal to show the score 19-6 Dolphins. Sophomore midfielder Madeline Plitt had a stand-out goal where she transitioned the ball from Jacksonville’s defensive end up the field, to notch her first goal of the game. The Dolphins saw three more goals from sophomore midfielder Alex Kulinski, junior midfielder Alexis Grant, and senior midfielder Zoe Macrae. Sophomore goalie Paige Pagano, only allowed the Hatters three goals in the second half of the game. 

“Feeling really good, we had a bit of a slow start but eventually we found our groove.” said head coach Tara Singleton

ADDITIONAL INFO 

  • Five separate players had hat tricks – Samuels, Craft, Elms, Gentile, Peed.
  • Jacksonville had 10 goals in the second quarter.
  • Jacksonville had 33 shots to Stetson’s 21. 

NEXT UP

Jacksonville women’s lacrosse prepares to take on round one of the ASUN Conference Championship Wednesday.

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Stetson Drops Season Finale to Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Fla. – Stetson (8-9, 1-6) would fall to Jacksonville (10-7, 6-1) 7 to 24 in the Hatters season finale.

Both teams were held scoreless until the 8:82 mark when Jacksonville would net the first goal of the afternoon. The Dolphins would net a total of five goals before Sam King would get the Hatters on the board at the 3:43 mark. Jacksonville would get another goal to make it six to one before Georgia Goering would score the second for the Hatters at the 1:13 mark. Sydney Heimann would make five saves in the quarter as the score would be 6-2 in favor of Jacksonville at the end of one.

The Dolphins would score four unanswered goals to start the second quarter before Samantha Paglino would net one for the Hatters to make the score 10-3 Dolphins. Stetson would allow four more goals before Goering would get her second of the game at the 4:43 mark. Goering’s goal would be the final goal of the quarter for the Hatters as the score after two would be 16-4 with the Dolphins leading.

Stetson would hold Jacksonville to just three goals in the third quarter and net two of their own. Aine Williams would get her first goal of the game at the 12:07 mark. Kaitlin Pani would net her first as well at the 4:45 mark from a free position shot. Stetson would have three free position tries in the quarter and turn the Dolphins over three times as the score after three would be 19-6 with Jacksonville still leading.

Pani would start the fourth quarter off with goal for the Hatters at the 11:16 mark as she netted her second. Pani’s goal would be the only one for the Hatters in the fourth as Stetson would have seven groundballs in the quarter and Jacksonville would score five more goals making the final 24-7 with the Dolphins claiming the victory.

The Stetson loss marks the end of the season for the Hatters as they finish seventh in the ASUN Conference standings, just outside the cut line for the ASUN Championship.

About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University’s Athletics Program is driven by a shared purpose. It is what inspires, motivates and binds us together. More than a task, a reason for being. THE HATTER PURPOSE is to create and provide an experience of a lifetime through teamwork and relationships to achieve excellence. This purpose is achieved through five Core Values: Communication, Integrity, Excellence, Value People and Commitment. To learn more about the HATS program and our Core Values, visit GoHatters.com/HATS.

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