Doylestown, PA (April 12) – The FDU-Florham Women's Lacrosse team (5-7, 3-1) dominated in Doylestown, PA as it won 24-4 over Delaware Valley (3-8, 1-3) on Tuesday evening in MAC Freedom Action.
Senior attack
Lizzy Escudero (Bridgewater, NJ) saw two career milestones in tonight's contest, as she scored her 100th career goal and reached 200 career points in her two years at FDU-Florham. Escudero capped her milestone game with five total goals with ten assists for fifteen points.
As the team saw a 24-4 victory, eight different Devils contributed to the win including five goals from
Alexis Ashton (Blairstown, NJ), four goals from
Claudia Zappia (South Brunswick, NJ), and three apiece from
Jenna Ranney (Forest Hills, Md.) and
Marissa Ross (Owings Mills, Md.).
The Devils scored eight straight in first quarter, 8-0, until Delaware Valley's Hannah Begg netted one four minutes into the second quarter. FDU-Florham slowed any momentum for Delaware Valley as it proceeded to star a second scoring run by flicking seven more into the back of the net before the half expired.
In the third quarter, Escudero saw her 100th goal and FDU's 20th goal of the game. Delaware Valley shot with confidence and upped its score 20-3. FDU-Florham closed out a 24-4 win by adding four goals, all from different players.
The Devils held a 32-10 advantage in shots, was 11-7 in ground balls and went 6-for-8 on the clear. FDU-Florham was also successful on 24 draw control attempts including Ross who controlled 17 draws.
In the net,
Alison Kosik (Ellington, Conn.) was awarded the win as she recorded five saves. Caroline Berg was in the net for Delaware Valley and totaled five saves.
FDU-Florham will host Misericordia on Saturday April 15, at 1pm for a MAC Freedom contest. Before the game, the Devils will be honoring the seniors who have contributed their time and efforts in the Women's Lacrosse program.
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