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#5 Women’s Lacrosse beats #13 Eagles in Record Breaking Day

LAKELAND, Fla. – The No. 5 Florida Southern College women’s lacrosse team defeated No. 13 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University by a final score of 26-14 on Saturday afternoon at Berend Field.

The Moccasins (13-2, 4-1 SSC) used their largest scoring output of the season to down the visiting Eagles (12-3, 3-2 SSC) and earn a key in-conference win that brings them one step closer to clinching a home game in the end-of-year tournament. 

With the 26 goals, Florida Southern tied the program record set on April 1, 2012, when they beat Catawba College 26-6. The Mocs effectively set a new record for goals scored in a conference game after beating Saint Leo 25-17 last season. 

Senior Madison Tare led the Moccasins with six points as she scored three times, notching her 100^th career goal in the process. 

Jackie Stoller recorded six points as well, helping the Mocs get out to an early lead with four first-half goals. 

Abby McFerren, Giana Murphy, and Hannah Hale each scored three times as well while Hailey Daleo notched five goals on the day.

Senior goalkeeper Sydney O’Neill started the game in the cage, coming away with her third victory of the season with a pair of saves on the afternoon.

The teams were engaged in an extremely high-scoring, back-and-forth affair for much of the first half, but the Moccasins were able to pull away towards the end of the second quarter and never looked back. 

The Eagles got the first goal of the game in the opening minute before the Mocs responded with three consecutive goals over the course of the next five minutes to take a 3-1 lead. Olivia Manghisi tied the game for Florida Southern before Tare and Daleo scored their first goals of the day to put the Mocs ahead. 

The teams would go on to trade goals for the next few minutes with Daleo and Stoller scoring to keep the Mocs up by two, leading 5-3.

The Moccasins would go on to score three of the final four goals in the frame, with Stoller completing the hat trick and McFerren tallying twice to put Florida Southern ahead 8-4 headed into the second quarter. 

The Eagles opened the second quarter with a goal, but a pair of quick strikes from Murphy kept Florida Southern ahead. Tare hit the back of the net again to give the Moccasins an 11-5 lead in the first five minutes of the frame.

The Eagles showed signs of life, responding with a streak of goals, but the high-octane Mocs were able to stymie the run with six of the final seven goals in the half. McFerren and Lynch had goals while Stoller and Daleo each tacked on a pair of strikes to put Florida Southern ahead 17-9 in the waning minutes of the quarter. 

Senior Elise Alders scored her first goal of the season in the final seconds of the first half, giving the Moccasins a commanding 18-9 lead going into the break. 

The Mocs were able to open up a double-digit lead early in the third quarter, with Murphy tallying before Daleo scored twice. Hale and Stoller tacked on a couple of more goals to keep Florida Southern ahead by a decisive margin, leading 23-11. 

In the final seconds of the third quarter, senior Samantha O’Neill tallied her first goal of the season to give the Mocs a 13-goal lead headed into the final frame. 

The Moccasins were able to coast to victory over the course of the final 15 minutes, winning the game by a final score of 26-14, with Hale scoring twice to secure the program record for most goals scored in a conference game. Hale finished the day with five points on three goals, both career-high numbers. 

Graduate student Gina Verrone had another fantastic game defensively, securing a team-leading six ground balls with four caused turnovers and a pair of draw controls. 

The Moccasins now turn their attention to their final two regular season games of the season, as they’ll travel next to Melbourne, Fla. for a meeting with the Florida Tech Panthers at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night. 

Scoring Summary

1st Period			E	F
14:44		ERAUW – Samantha Reich	1	0
13:04		FSCWLX – Olivia Manghisi	1	1
10:18		FSCWLX – Madison Tare	1	2
09:41		FSCWLX – Hailey Daleo Assisted by Giana Murphy	1	3
07:26		ERAUW – Samantha Reich Assisted by Alexa Zeruto	2	3
06:26		FSCWLX – Jackie Stoller	2	4
05:04		ERAUW – Paige Jones	3	4
04:37		FSCWLX – Hailey Daleo Assisted by Jackie Stoller	3	5
03:06		FSCWLX – Jackie Stoller	3	6
02:20		FSCWLX – Abby McFerren Assisted by Hannah Hale	3	7
01:46		ERAUW – Kenley Zeruto Assisted by Anna Maurer	4	7
01:16		FSCWLX – Abby McFerren Assisted by Olivia Manghisi	4	8
2nd Period			E	F
14:52		ERAUW – Sallie Squire	5	8
14:06		FSCWLX – Giana Murphy	5	9
11:43		FSCWLX – Giana Murphy	5	10
10:50		FSCWLX – Madison Tare	5	11
09:58		ERAUW – Kenley Zeruto Assisted by Anna Maurer	6	11
09:51		ERAUW – Anna Maurer Assisted by Sallie Squire	7	11
07:42		FSCWLX – Madison Tare	7	12
07:30		ERAUW – Sallie Squire	8	12
06:49		FSCWLX – Abby McFerren	8	13
05:50		FSCWLX – Lizzy Lynch Assisted by Madison Tare	8	14
04:13		FSCWLX – Jackie Stoller Assisted by Madison Tare	8	15
03:39		ERAUW – Sallie Squire	9	15
02:58		FSCWLX – Jackie Stoller	9	16
01:19		FSCWLX – Hailey Daleo Assisted by Lizzy Lynch	9	17
00:21		FSCWLX – Elise Alders	9	18
3rd Period			E	F
12:55		ERAUW – Alexa Zeruto Assisted by Kenley Zeruto	10	18
12:01		FSCWLX – Giana Murphy	10	19
11:31		FSCWLX – Hailey Daleo Assisted by Madison Tare	10	20
09:07		ERAUW – Sallie Squire Assisted by Kenley Zeruto	11	20
07:34		FSCWLX – Hailey Daleo Assisted by Lizzy Lynch	11	21
05:45		FSCWLX – Hannah Hale Assisted by Giana Murphy	11	22
02:35		FSCWLX – Jackie Stoller Assisted by Kaylee Stoky	11	23
00:05		FSCWLX – Samantha O’Neill Assisted by Hannah Hale	11	24
4th Period			E	F
14:22		ERAUW – Alexa Zeruto Assisted by Kenley Zeruto	12	24
12:14		FSCWLX – Hannah Hale Assisted by Lizzy Lynch	12	25
10:15		ERAUW – Kenley Zeruto Assisted by Alexa Zeruto	13	25
06:48		ERAUW – Anna Maurer Assisted by Alexa Zeruto	14	25
00:13		FSCWLX – Hannah Hale Assisted by Maria Reeves	14	26

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No. 13 Women’s Lacrosse Falls to No. 5 Florida Southern on the Road

LAKELAND, Fla. – Sallie Squire and Kenley Zeruto combined for seven goals for the Embry-Ridddle women’s lacrosse team on Saturday, but their efforts weren’t enough to push the 13th-ranked Eagles past No. 5 Florida Southern. The Blue and Gold fell to the Lady Mocs 26-14 on Florida Southern’s home field to move to 12-3 overall and 3-2 in Sunshine State Conference play. Florida Southern is 13-2 overall and 4-0 in the league.
 
Squire finished with four goals and an assist, while Zeruto tallied three goals and three assists. Embry-Riddle had a 22-20 edge in draw controls, but Florida Southern held a sizeable advantage in successful clears (21-9) and caused turnovers (13-5).
 
Samantha Reich got the game’s first goal at the 14:44 mark of the first quarter to put the Eagles up 1-0. The lead was short-lived, however, as the Lady Mocs countered at the 13:04 mark with the first of three unanswered goals on the way to an 8-4 lead at the end of the first 15 minutes.
 
Like the first period, the start of the second featured an early goal by the Eagles, this time from Squire’s stick. Once again, the Lady Mocs answered and built the lead to 11-5 before back-to-back goals by Zeruto and Anna Maurer narrowed the gap to four (11-7). Another Squire goal kept the deficit at four goals, but six of the next seven scores belonged to FSC who led 18-9 at the half.
 
The Lady Mocs outscored the Eagles 6-2 in the third to extend their lead to 24-11, but ERAU won a tightly contested fourth quarter, 3-2 to close out the game.
 
The Eagles will play their final home game of the season at 3 p.m. on Wednesday when they host No. 4 Tampa at the ERAU Lacrosse Stadium.