Madison, N.J. - The FDU-Florham Devils women's lacrosse team fell to the Saint Joseph's Blue Jays in their second game of the season, 14-11
Devils Highlights
How it Happened
- Medina notched the Devils' first goal at the 14:10 timestamp in the first quarter
- The Blue Jays quickly responded with a goal of their own at 13:14 to even the score 1-1
- Junior attack, Mellon, scored her first 2 goals for the Devils within 2 minutes of each other, the first being assisted by Medina
- Saint Joseph's went to outscore FDU for the remainder of the first, leading 5-3 to end the quarter
- In the second, the Blue Jays scored 9 goals before Devils midfielder, Medina, scored in the final minute on a man-up opportunity to bring the score to 9-5 heading into halftime
- The Blue Jays held onto their momentum from the second quarter throughout halftime as they landed 3 of their 4 shots on goal in the early minutes of the third quarter
- FDU pushed offensively to close the gap during the third, but only one of 3 shots on goal made it in the cage, scored by Medina at the 11:51 minute mark
- Saint Joseph's began the fourth quarter up 11-6 and extended their lead to 6 goals at the 11:17 time stamp
- Ballesteros contributed to closing the gap with a goal at the 10:35 minute mark
- Following a 13th Blue Jay goal, back-to-back Devils goals from Robinson and Mellon to take the score to 13-9, Saint Joseph's lead
- As the Blue Jays notched their 14th and final goal of the game, FDU finished the fourth quarter with 2 powerful goals less than 10 seconds apart, shot by Collins and Robinson
Up Next
The Devils will next face Madison Ave rivals, Drew University, this Saturday, March 7th at 1:00 PM
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