Embry-Riddle Women Defeat Flagler – Both Recaps!
via both school’s press releases
Embry-Riddle Women: Durham Leads #24 Eagles Past Saints 20-10
via Embry-Riddle press release – photo by Maggie Allen
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Zariah Dunham scored a career-high five goals to lead the 24th-ranked Embry-Riddle women’s lacrosse team past Flagler (3-3) on Wednesday. The Eagles defeated the Saints 20-10 and are off to the best start in program history at 4-0 on the year.
Nine different women netted goals for the Blue and Gold with Alexa Zeruto (4), Murphy McDonough (3) and Elizabeth Ninesling (3) joining Durham with multi-goal performances.
As a team, the Eagles won the draw 20-13, with eight draw controls going to Sallie Squire, and bested the Saints 32-20 in shots, with 25 of those shots going between the pipes.
Flagler got on the board first at the 12:59 mark courtesy of Jordan Shugrue’s first of five goals. That was the Saints’ first and last lead of the evening, however, as McDonough tied the score at 1-1 less than a minute later. At the 6:10 mark, Ninesling broke a five-minute scoring drought for both teams with a man-up, free position goal. After that score, the Eagles added three more goals to their tally to take a 5-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
As was the case in the first period, the Saints scored the first goal of the second. Again, the Eagles answered, but the second 15 minutes were more even than the first as the Eagles managed just one more goal than the Saints to take a 9-4 lead at the half.
The third quarter was where the Eagles put the game out of reach. A pair of quick goals by Zeruto to start the period put the Saints back on their heels. The visitors were forced to defend for most of the frame as the Eagles outscored Flagler 9-2 to take a 12-goal (18-6) lead into the final quarter.
Following an Anna Maurer goal at the 14:14 mark, the Saints rattled off three straight goals to make it a 19-10 game with 4:03 left to play. But the Eagles dug in on defense and prevented the Saints from adding to their tally to preserve the win.
The Eagles are back on the field at 5 p.m. on Saturday to host No. 17 Seton Hill at the ERAU Lacrosse Stadium.
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Saints fall in first road game of the year
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – Flagler College fell to No. 23 Embry-Riddle in its first road game of the season, 20-10, at ERAU Lacrosse Stadium Wednesday night.
The Saints fall to an even 3-3 on the year. The Eagles stay undefeated, improving to 4-0.
The Saints were the first to get on the board when Jordan Shughrue found the back of the net for the 15th time this season. Embry-Riddle responded by scoring the next five goals in the period, ending the first quarter with a 5-1 advantage.
Jordan Green cut the lead to 5-2 to open the second quarter, but the Eagles rattled off three goals in a row in response. Zoe Howe and Shughrue posted two quick goals to cut the lead to 8-4, and that was answered with four more goals by the Eagles, with three of those opening the third quarter, to give them a 12-4 lead, a lead that the Saints could not overcome.
Shughrue finished with five goals, giving her 18 on the year, which brings her into a tie for seventh in the country in goals on the season. Katelyn Trainor and Green each posted two.
Eight different players scored for the Eagles, with Zariah Durham leading the way with five.
Flagler returns home for another matchup with a ranked opponent when they face No. 8 Rollins College on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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