Annandale, NY - The FDU-Florham Devils women's lacrosse team defeated the Bard Raptors in a scoring battle until the very end, closing out the tied game with a last-minute goal from Medina
Devils Highlights
- Julianna Medina not only led the Devils in scoring with 6 goals, but also scored the winning goal for FDU
- Jenna Robinson earned 4 goals
- Madison Ballesteros landed 2 goals in the cage and 3 assists
- Goalkeeper Alison Kozik spent 30:00 minutes in the cage, collecting 1 save, facing 9 shots on goal
- Jenna Hawley got in the cage at the half, where she made 1 save out of the 5 shots on goal
How it Happened
- Bard took an earlier 2 goal lead against FDU during the first four minutes of gameplay
- Medina notched the Devils' first goal, assisted by Abigail Collins, at the 9:20 minute mark
- After a Bard turnover, FDU tied the game up with a second goal from Robinson at 7:02
- The Devils finished the first quarter in a tie, 3-3, as Medina scored her second of the night
- With an assist from Medina, Ballesteros took the score to 4-3 with an early second-quarter goal at the 14:27 time stamp
- Bard took the lead with back-to-back goals, but Ballesteros closed the gap with her second goal, which brought the score to 5-5
- On a man-up opportunity, Medina sent the ball to the back of the cage with an assist by Collins for another evening of the score, 6-6
- The Raptors went into the half on top with 2 more goals to close out the second quarter, 8-6
- Bard continued their offensive dominance in the opening minutes of the third quarter as they were up 3 goals, 9-6, at the 12:52 minute mark
- The Devils did not back down as they put up 4 back-to-back goals to regain their lead once more
- It was a close game headed into the fourth quarter as the Devils were only up by one goal, 10-9
- As the Raptors put up a goal, the Devils would respond with one of their own
- With 5:59 on the clock, Bard was up 12-11, but the Devils saw that as plenty of time to take this game, and at 5:12, Robinson evened the score
- After a Raptor shot clock violation, FDU received the ball with 1:16 left in the game
- With this opportunity, Medina secured the Devils' win with her 6th goal of the night
Up Next
The Devils will continue on the road as they begin their spring break games, first against Elms College in Chicopee, MA on Thursday, March 19th at 7:00 PM.
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