Lehigh University
Sacred Heart
Mountain Hawks drop an exciting 14-13 affair
3/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Freshman Christy Smith got the scoring started as she found the back of the net for the 16th time this season just 19 seconds into the contest. Senior Barrie Comsinky then took a pass from sophomore Amy Chamberlain and scored just 19 seconds later and the Mountain Hawks were quickly in front 2-0. The Pioneers would come back however, as Katie Salamone scored with 28:05 to go in the half and the Lehigh lead was sliced in half.
Chamberlain upped the Mountain Hawks lead to 3-1 at the 25:43 mark when she scored her 20th goal of the season with 25:43 remaining in the opening half. Salamone then trimmed the Lehigh lead to one again when she found the back of the net for the second time with 22 minutes to go in the half.
Cominsky struck next for the Brown and White to up its lead to 4-2 with
Montesarchio, Salamone, Natalie Smith and Heather Gureckis then combined to score six goals over the next
In the second half, the teams continued to go back and forth as Libby Gill scored two goals in the first
Cominsky and Kara Chalanick then cut the lead to four with back-to-back scores in a span of
Pharoan scored her second goal of the contest, off of a feed from Chamberlain, and with just
But Sacred Heart took possession of the ball on the ensuing draw control and ran out the clock to preserve the victory. Lehigh out shot the Pioneers 25-21 for the game, and scooped up 29 ground balls to Sacred Heart’s 23. The Mountain Hawks won 14 draw controls for the games, while the Pioneers won 15. Brittany Bessler played the entire game in goal for the Mountain Hawks and sent back four shots on the afternoon. Chamberlain finished the day with two goals and two assists, while Cominsky added one assist to her three scores. Other Mountain Hawks that scored twice were Gill, Chalanick and Pharaon.
Lehigh returns to action on Saturday afternoon, as the Mountain Hawks step back into conference play, heading to
