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Crump
16
Winner Niagara NIA 3-0, 0-0
6
St. Bonaventure BONA 0-4, 0-0
Winner
Niagara NIA
3-0, 0-0
16
Final
6
St. Bonaventure BONA
0-4, 0-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Niagara NIA 11 5 16
St. Bonaventure BONA 2 4 6

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Lacrosse Wins Road Contest Against Rival St. Bonaventure

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles women's lacrosse team starts 2-0 for the first time since 2005 as they beat rivals St. Bonaventure 16-6.

Game Summary
  • Final Score: Niagara 16, St. Bonaventure 6
  • Offensive Leaders: Rachel MacCheyne (3G, 2A), Caroline Crump (4G), Grace Hunt (G, 3A), Shea Swartwout (3G)
  • Defensive Leaders: Jillian Ford (3 GB, 5 CT, 1 DC), Alexandra Higgins (3 GB, 1 CT, 8 DC), Rachel MacCheyne (3 GB, 1 CT, 8 DC), Lauren Paul (4 GB, 1 CT)
  • In Goal: Aubrey DeVeau (1-0) – 3 GA, 4 SV
  • Records: Niagara – 2-0; St. Bonaventure – 0-4
  • Location: Marra Complex – St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
  • Attendance: 75
     
Game Recap
  • Niagara opened the game with four goals in the first 4:31 of play. Jillian Ford opened the scoring 35 seconds into the game from a feed from Grace Hunt. Caroline Crump scored her second of the season 15 seconds later.
  • The Bonnies and Purple Eagles traded goals under a minute apart to give Niagara a 5-1 lead. Rylee Arnold put St. Bonaventure on the board off a feed from Ashley Easterday before Rachel MacCheyne scored her fifth of the season, first of the game under a minute later.
  • Kristine Wallace scored with 13:04 remaining in the half to cut the Niagara lead to 5-2 as Easterday registered her second assist of the night.
  • The Purple Eagles erupted for six goals over an 11-minute span to close the half, pushing their lead to 11-2. Shea Swarthout scored a first half hat-trick for Niagara with her third of the game coming from Hunt, her second assist of the game. MacCheyne completed her hat-trick after scoring her second and third goal only 29 seconds apart.
  • The Purple Eagles scored twice to start the second half as Alyssa Sproule scored her first collegiate goal. Crump registered her hat-trick and fourth goal of the season 2:28 later to extend the Niagara lead to 13-2.
  • Arnold scored her second of the game for the Bonnies, ending the Purple Eagles' streak of eight unanswered goals.
  • Crump registered her fourth goal of the game and MacCheyne her fifth point as the two connected midway through the second half.
  • St. Bonaventure scored two straight goals inside a three minute span as Easterday scored her fourth goal of the season from Arnold. Kathryn Yoder scored her first of the season to reduce the Niagara lead to 14-5.
  • After Lauren Paul scored for the Purple Eagles, Arnold scored her third of the game and her fourth point for St. Bonaventure to make it a 15-6 game before captain Samantha Brill would apply the finishing touches to a dominating performance for Niagara, scoring her third of the season with 15 seconds to play in the game.
 
Coach's Corner
  • "We could not be happier with the way we started the game today. From the first draw, we played our game and took a big step forward offensively as a group. Our defense once again stepped up and made plays when we needed them too. We look forward to working to take another step forward on Sunday against Duquesne." – head coach Wendy Stone
 
Inside the Numbers
  • MacCheyne continued her hot start to the season, scoring three goals and two assists. She leads the team with 10 points this season (7G, 3A) and 17 shots.
  • Crump (4G), Swartwout (3G), Grace Hunt (G, 3A), Brill (2G), and Jillian Ford (G, A) all registered multi-point games for the Purple Eagles.
  • Alexandra Higgins (3 GB, 1 CT, 8 DC) has continued her dominant defensive form from last year early on this season. She ranks second on the team in ground balls (10) and draw controls (11).
  • MacCheyne added to her team-high 13 draw controls with eight against the Bonnies, tied with Higgins for the game-high.
  • Niagara outdueled St. Bonaventure in every category, including advantages in shots (31-22), ground balls (28-21), draw controls (17-6), and saves (12-9).
  • Olivia Schroeder started in net for the Purple Eagles, playing 31:30 and registering eight saves. Aubrey DeVeau collected the win for Niagara after playing 28:30 and stopping four shots.
 
Up Next
  • Niagara continues its five-game road trip as it heads to Pittsburgh to play Duquesne on Sunday, Feb. 25. Opening draw is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
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