Lehigh scores final five goals to beat American in regular season finale, 13-9

Saturday, April 28

Washington, D.C.

12 p.m.

Lehigh University

12-5, 7-2PL

American

3-14, 0-9PL

Lehigh

American

Lehigh scores final five goals to beat American in regular season finale, 13-9

4/28/2018 4:36:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Trailing 9-8 midway through the second half, the Lehigh women's lacrosse team ended the game on a 4-0 run to down American, 13-9 on Saturday afternoon. The win marks the Mountain Hawks' fifth in a row to finish the regular season with a 12-5 record, including a 7-2 mark in Patriot League play. Those seven league victories mark a new Patriot League record.

Lehigh will enter the Patriot League Tournament as the No. 3 seed and host sixth-seeded Holy Cross on Tuesday (May 1) at 6 p.m.

Sophomore Sondra Dickey led the offense on Saturday with four goals and five points while sophomore Autumn Ryan posted her third-career hat trick with three goals and an assist. Freshman Julianne Puckette added two goals and an assist while senior Haley Wentzel scored twice.

Senior Kayleen Kelly recorded six draw controls to reach 160 in her career, breaking the school record held by Leigh Ann Torcivia (159 from 2009-12). Kelly now owns Lehigh's game, season and career marks. Sophomore Alexandra Ladda tied a career-high four groundballs.

Dickey opened the scoring less than two minutes into the contest, but American responded with a 5-0 run. Lehigh broke a 20:55 drought at the 7:25 mark behind Dickey's second goal. Dickey added her third just 48 seconds later to pull the Mountain Hawks within 5-3.

Lehigh began the second half on a 3-0 run with goals from Dickey, Puckette and junior Jane Henderson. In the end, the Mountain Hawks scored six-of-seven goals to turn a 5-1 deficit into a 7-6 lead.

The Eagles came back with the next two and three of the next four goals to open a 9-8 advantage with 12:48 remaining, but that's when the Mountain Hawks took over. Junior Kellie Gough pulled Lehigh even, then Ryan scored at the 10:10 and 8:36 marks to give her side a 10-8 advantage. Puckette and Wentzel rounded out the scoring as Lehigh pulled away for the 13-9 victory.

Final shots were 39-18 in favor of Lehigh while the Mountain Hawks finished with a 20-12 edge in groundballs and draw controls were even at 12. Freshman Samantha Sagi made five saves for the Mountain Hawks while American's Fiona Geier recorded 12.

"We're proud of our recent streak," said head coach Jill Redfern. "It's always a little harder to win on the road, especially on AstroTurf. It took us a while to get adjusted to the conditions today. We're sticking with our mindset of taking things one game at a time. We're looking forward to Tuesday night."

Tickets for Tuesday night's game are just $5 for the general public, $3 for college students, Lehigh faculty/staff, seniors (65+) and children (2-18). The first 50 Lehigh students at the gate Tuesday are admitted FREE. To purchase tickets in advance, please click here.

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