via JU press release/website, by Margaux Munick

BOX SCORE

St. Charles, MO. – Women’s lacrosse swept Lindenwood 26-6 Saturday afternoon. 

STAT LEADERS 

GOALS – Sarah Elms (7)
ASSISTS – Grace Hobson (6)
DRAW CONTROLS – Lauren Ellis (10)

HOW IT HAPPENED 

Jacksonville (7-6 3-1 ASUN) came out strong from the start, Kaila Stasulli won the first draw and quickly was able to move the ball to the Lions’ defensive end, where Grace Hobson was able to find Hudson Gentile, who earned the first scoring play. Jacksonville went on an 8-3 run against Lindenwood (6-7 1-2 ASUN) with goals from Sarah Elms, Grace Hobson, Maddy Orfeice, and Lauren Craft.

 The 26 goals are a team-high for the season, topping the 20 goals the Dolphins scored against Delaware State in March. Elms now has 45 goals for the season, and Hobson has 27 assists leading the team in their category. 

Lindenwood scored the first goal of the second quarter shortly after fifth-year Molly Brock answered back with a goal for Jacksonville. The Dolphins went unanswered for the next seven goals they scored. Jacksonville was a brick wall on defense, only allowing Lindenwood to score four goals the entire first half. The score at the half was 17-4 Jacksonville. 

The Dolphins continued their momentum into the second half. Craft notched the first goal of the quarter, followed shortly after by a goal from Brock. Jacksonville used their speed and extended lead to offensively work the ball around the crease and successfully find the net five more times that quarter unanswered by the Lions’. 

Jenna Peed wasted no time in the fourth, scoring the first goal less than 30 seconds in to bring the score 24-4. In a man-down play for the Dolphins, Hoschel made space and received a pass from Olivia Johnson to score. Lindenwood successfully notched two goals in the fourth, but unfortunately, not enough to defeat Jacksonville.

“We started strong from the first whistle and never wavered.” said fifth year Maddie Sturgell. “We had great ball movement and unselfish play which allowed us to create many scoring opportunities.” said senior Grace Hobson “I am so proud of this group and all our efforts.” 

ADDITIONAL NOTES 

• Jacksonville had six multi-goal scorers – Sarah Elms, Lauren Craft, Grace Hobson, Brianna Samuels, Molly Brock, and Jenna Peed.
• JU won 26 draw controls to LWU 10. 
• The Dolphins went 16-16 on clears.

UP NEXT 

Women’s lacrosse heads home for a match-up against Coastal Carolina on Thursday, April 22nd.