MADISON, NJ (March 4, 2020)- FDU Women's Lacrosse fell to Montclair State University on Wednesday afternoon, 15-3. With the loss, the Devils fall to 1-2 on the season while the Redhawk's improve to 2-1.

RECAP
The Redhawk's put the offensive pressure on early, testing freshman goalie Maddy Apap less than three-minutes into the game. Apap was up for the challenge, knocking away the Montclair attempt. It was Apap again at the 26:46 mark, saving her second of the game. Montclair State finally broke through with their first goal of the game at 25:39. From there, the Redhawk's would go on to score the games next eight goals to take a 9-0 lead. With 2:58 remaining in the first half, sophomore Bridget Lapham scored the first goal of the game for FDU, off an assist from senior Aliyah Elk. The scored remained 9-1 at the halftime break.

FDU got on the board first in the second half of play, scored by freshman Kylee Garcia off an assist from junior Mia Michaelides. After Montclair State netted three more goals to take a 12-2 advantage, the Devils continued to show fight. This time it was junior Olivia Chaoush who scored for FDU, off a free position shot, cutting the Redhawk lead to 12-3. Montclair State would go on the score three more goals before closing out the 15-3 victory.

LEAD DEVILS
Garcia, Chaoush and Lapham were the three goal scorers for FDU.

FACING THE SHOTS
Apap faced 27 shots on the day and made 12 saves. This is the second time in the first three games the freshman has finished with double digit saves.

FROM COACH
"A tough outcome but also excited about the way we played on the defensive side of the ball and how our goalie played. We also made a large improvement on the draw control in the first half. Despite our scores, we are continuing to build and get better with different parts of the game. The goal is to put everything together and continue our improvements all over the field."- Head Coach Evan Mager

UP NEXT
The Devils travel to The College of New Jersey on Saturday, March 7 for a 1 p.m. game.