March 25, 2007
KYLIE ROSETTE AND LISA MCCARTHY SCORE FOUR POINTS EACH TO LEAD LE MOYNE PAST VILLANOVA 10-7
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Kylie Rosette (Watertown, N.Y./General Brown) and Lisa McCarthy (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) scored four points each to lead Le Moyne over Villanova in non-conference women's lacrosse action at Solvay High School. Le Moyne improves to 5-4 on the season, while the Wildcats drop to 2-5.
The Dolphins got on the board 39 seconds into the contest on an unassisted goal by senior Amanda Keegan (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus). McCarthy scored on a free position shot two minutes later to open a 2-0 lead. Villanova rattled off four unanswered goals to take a 4-2 lead with 8:34 remaining in the first half. Le Moyne responded with three straight goals by McCarthy, Meghan Burgoon (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee), and Rosette to go into halftime with a 5-4 advantage.
Le Moyne pushed their lead to 8-4 with three goals over the first 11:28 of the second half. Villanova cut the lead in half on a goal with 14:30 remaining to make it 8-6. Beth Sierotnik (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) and Rosette each scored their second goals of the game around a Wildcat goal to deliver the 10-7 final. Junior goalkeeper Samantha Falcone registered nine saves in goal in picking up her fifth victory of the season.
Le Moyne returns to action on Friday at Canisius in a 7 p.m. start time.
Le Moyne
10, Villanova 7
Villanova
(2-5)
4 3 - 7
Le Moyne
(5-4)
5 5 - 10
LE MOYNE SCORING: Kylie Rosette 2-2; Lisa McCarthy 2-2; Meghan
Burgoon 2-0; Beth Sierotnik 2-0; Amanda Keegan 1-0; McKenzie Gray
1-0; Lauren Byrne 0-1. Goalkeeper Samantha Falcone (60:00, 9 saves,
7 GA).
VILLANOVA SCORING: Christina Bahrs 3-0; Taryn McKenna 2-0; Stevie
McFadden 1-0; Samantha McKillip 1-0. Goalkeeper Jessica Brozena
(60:00 minutes, 4 saves, 10 GA)
