The Washington College women's lacrosse team is looking up. Though their record is 2-7, 1-5 in the Centennial Conference after a 1-2 week, 0-1 in Conference, the signs of brilliance the team displays point to even brighter times in the near future.
On Wednesday, April 8, the lacrosse team went against a tough team from Haverford, their one Conference opponent of the week. Though they played a strong overall game, Washington lost 18-13. With the victory, Haverford's record went up to 7-3, 3-0.
The Shorewomen started the scoring with a goal by sophomore midfielder Maggy Kilroy, but Haverford came back with 4 straight scores. Washington cut the score to 4-3 with goals by Kilroy and freshman attackwoman Susan Butler. This was Butler's first collegiate score.
Both teams had hot streaks, and the scoring pace was fast. Haverford scored 7 straight goals at the end of the first into the beginning of the second half to make the score 12-4. Washington later came back with 4 goals in a span of 3:30 to bring the score to 14-9. But Haverford shut down the charge, and though Washington scored the last three goals, they couldn't close the gap.
Kilroy led the Washington attack with 3 goals and 1 assist, and sophomore attackwoman Jordan Holt scored 3 times. Butler scored two goals and dished an assist, while junior attackwoman Kim Hardesty contributed two goals. Sophomore midfielder Christyl Arrabal finished with one goal and three assists. For Haverford, sophomore attackwoman Lindsey Carey led the team with 5 goals and 1 assist. Senior attackwoman Kirstin Miller led all scorers with 8 total points, with 3 goals and 5 assists. Washington sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Moore made 14 saves in 47 minutes of play. Junior Liz Hoogenboom started the game and played the first 13 minutes, making three saves. For Haverford, freshman keeper Janine Blythe stopped 15 shots.
The Shorewomen played well defensively, forcing the visitors into 26 turnovers. Haverford only had a 22-20 advantage on ground balls, but did outshoot Washington, 45-27.
On Monday, April 6, Washington traveled to play against non-Conference opponent College of Notre Dame, and came home with a 19-7 victory. With the loss, Notre Dame's record fell to 3-6 overall.
Washington scored early and often, as they jumped out to a 4-0 advantage just 1:17 in. Things didn't get much better for the Gators, as the Shorewomen increased their lead to seven goals at the half, 12-5. Hardesty and Arrabal had three goals a piece and Maggy Kilroy scored a goal and dished four assists during the first half. Washington didn't let up in the second half as they outscored Notre Dame 7-2 to preserve the victory.
Washington's potent scoring attack was led by Hardesty with five goals and one assist, and Arrabal also had a huge game with 4 goals. Holt contributed 3 goals, and Kilroy scored 2 goals to go along with 6 assists. Hoogenboom had two goals, including her first on the collegiate level. Junior attackwoman and co-captain Katie Warwick scored twice, as well. For Notre Dame, senior midfielder Teri Tobash was the team leade, with four goals and three assists.
The Shorewomen outshot the hosts, 42-23, and had 17 draw controls compared to 10 by Notre Dame. The Gators did have the advantage on ground balls, 21-15.
Moore came up with a big 17 saves, while Notre Dame sophomore keeper Maureen Ober stopped 13 shots.
Washington's first game of the week on Saturday, April 4 was an 18-2 non-Conference loss against St. Mary's College. With the victory, St. Mary's improved to 6-1 overall.
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