Chicopee, MA - The FDU-Florham Devils women's lacrosse team opened their spring break trip facing Elms College, topping the Blazers 0-0 on the road this evening 

 
Devils Highlights 

• Juliana Medina netted a career-high of 8 goals 
• Casey Hartnett, Kristen Mellon, and Abigail Collins each scored 2 goals 
• Madison Ballesteros totaled 1 goal, 3 assists, and 3 caused turnovers 
• Alison Kozik spent the first 30 minutes of gameplay in the cage, saving 5 of the 14 shots faced
• Gianna Gittlitz spent the second half in the cage with 4 saves on 13 shots faced

How it Happened 

• In the opening quarter, the Devils earned the first goal of the game after a caused Blazer turnover by Medina followed by an FDU goal from Collins at the 9:33 minute mark  
• After Kozik saved an Elms shot on goal, Mellon got FDU its own goal on the board at the 8:02 time stamp
• The Blazers got one shot past Kozik in the first, but the Devils closed out the quarter with a made free position shot from Hartnett 
• Elms notched 3 consecutive goals to open the second quarter, tying the Devils at 4-4 with 10:40 on the clock 
• FDU responded with 4 back-to-back goals late in the second to reclaim their lead, with three being on man-up opportunities, 8-4 
• An opening third quarter goal on another man-up opportunity from Medina extend the Devils lead to 9-7 
• While the Devils were getting to the back of the cage on many man-up chances, at the 8:16 minute mark of the third quarter, Collins scored FDUs 10th goal on a man-down situation 
• Medina notched goal number 6 of the night on a free position shot, taking the score to 11-4 with 7:05 remaining in the third 
• FDU sank two more goals during the third, one from Jenna Robinson and another from Medina 
• While the Devils were far in the lead, FDU offense did not back down as Medina scored her 8th goal of the night, 14-7, at the 13:20 minute in the fourth quarter 
• After two Elms goals, as they were going for a third, a caused turnover by Sasha Pollock lent FDU a scoring opportunity for Medina 
• In the final seconds, Ballesteros scored FDU's last goal of the match up for a final score of 16-9 

Up Next 
The Devils will head to Paxton, MA where they will face the Anna Maria College Amcats on Saturday, March 21st. First Draw is set for 1:00 PM. 

 
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