Saturday, February 29
Bethlehem, Pa.
12 p.m.
Lehigh University
3-2
17
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13
Monmouth
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Monmouth
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Lehigh
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Mountain Hawks storm past Monmouth, 17-13
2/29/2020 8:51:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Trailing 7-4 in the early going, the Lehigh women's lacrosse team responded with a 7-0 run to end the half, on the way to an impressive 17-13 win over Monmouth on Saturday afternoon at the Ulrich Sports Complex. The run extend to 11-1 to put the Mountain Hawks ahead 15-8. Monmouth responded with five of the game's final seven goals, but it wasn't nearly enough. The win, which came over a Monmouth program that was 12-6 a season ago, improves the Mountain Hawks' record to 3-2 entering March.
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Freshman Gabby Schneider paced Lehigh's offense with career highs in goals (4), assists (5) (tied) and points (9). The five assists were just one from tying the program record. The nine points were most by a Mountain Hawk since Courtney Henig last April at Bucknell. Schneider had seven points (three goals, four assists) by halftime.
Five other Mountain Hawks recorded multiple goals, including freshman Katia Carnevale who had two goals and two assists. Junior Cecily Redfern scored three times for her first-career hat trick while sophomore Maggie Kelly and freshmen Cassie Marte and Emma Eberhardt each scored twice. Marte's goals marked the first of her career.
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Junior Hannah Cermack helped pace the defensive effort with a career-high four caused turnovers. She added four draw controls. Redfern posted nine draw controls, just one from tying the program's single-game record.
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Monmouth controlled the early stages, going ahead 3-1, 6-3 and 7-4. That's when the Mountain Hawks took over, scoring seven straight goals over the final 16:24 of the first half. The run began with Carnevale's second of the game. Schneider assisted on the first three goals of the run. A little later, Kelly's second goal of the game with 3:26 on the clock put Lehigh ahead 11-7 at the half.
After a Monmouth goal just 1:04 into the second half, a 4-0 Lehigh run helped erase much doubt. Eberhardt began and ended the four-goal surge, the last coming off a fast break pass from senior Sondra Dickey which put Lehigh ahead 15-8. Monmouth scored three straight to pull within 15-11, and four of the final six overall, but could never get any closer than three.
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The Mountain Hawks finished with a 36-27 edge in shots and 21-17 advantage in groundballs. Monmouth held a 18-15 edge in draw controls. Junior Samantha Sagi made five saves over the first 40:53 before sophomore Kerry McHugh entered and stopped four of five shots over the final 19:07.
The Mountain Hawks remain home on Tuesday (Mar. 3) to host La Salle at 3 p.m.
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Freshman Gabby Schneider paced Lehigh's offense with career highs in goals (4), assists (5) (tied) and points (9). The five assists were just one from tying the program record. The nine points were most by a Mountain Hawk since Courtney Henig last April at Bucknell. Schneider had seven points (three goals, four assists) by halftime.
ÂA fourth goal from Schneider helps the Mountain Hawks extend their lead to 17-13 with 6 minutes remaining in the second half. Schneider has four goals and five assists for nine points on the day! #LGH Watch the remaining minutes live: https://t.co/QFDi4ET5Fp pic.twitter.com/BpDSkqU5UD
— Lehigh W Lacrosse (@LehighWLacrosse) February 29, 2020
Five other Mountain Hawks recorded multiple goals, including freshman Katia Carnevale who had two goals and two assists. Junior Cecily Redfern scored three times for her first-career hat trick while sophomore Maggie Kelly and freshmen Cassie Marte and Emma Eberhardt each scored twice. Marte's goals marked the first of her career.
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Junior Hannah Cermack helped pace the defensive effort with a career-high four caused turnovers. She added four draw controls. Redfern posted nine draw controls, just one from tying the program's single-game record.
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Monmouth controlled the early stages, going ahead 3-1, 6-3 and 7-4. That's when the Mountain Hawks took over, scoring seven straight goals over the final 16:24 of the first half. The run began with Carnevale's second of the game. Schneider assisted on the first three goals of the run. A little later, Kelly's second goal of the game with 3:26 on the clock put Lehigh ahead 11-7 at the half.
ÂMaggie Kelly ties the game 7-7 with a sweet goal off of a feed from Schneider!! #PLTOP3 Watch the excitement live: https://t.co/DqVGsHWBf0 pic.twitter.com/w6Doygm90O
— Lehigh W Lacrosse (@LehighWLacrosse) February 29, 2020
After a Monmouth goal just 1:04 into the second half, a 4-0 Lehigh run helped erase much doubt. Eberhardt began and ended the four-goal surge, the last coming off a fast break pass from senior Sondra Dickey which put Lehigh ahead 15-8. Monmouth scored three straight to pull within 15-11, and four of the final six overall, but could never get any closer than three.
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The Mountain Hawks finished with a 36-27 edge in shots and 21-17 advantage in groundballs. Monmouth held a 18-15 edge in draw controls. Junior Samantha Sagi made five saves over the first 40:53 before sophomore Kerry McHugh entered and stopped four of five shots over the final 19:07.
ÂKerry McHugh with a sweet save to interrupt Monmouth's attempt to battle back late in the second half!! #LGH Watch live: https://t.co/QFDi4ET5Fp pic.twitter.com/ZzAavOyxc5
— Lehigh W Lacrosse (@LehighWLacrosse) February 29, 2020
The Mountain Hawks remain home on Tuesday (Mar. 3) to host La Salle at 3 p.m.
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ÂWe caught up with Gabby Schneider following her nine-point effort in today's 17-13 win over Monmouth! pic.twitter.com/0mahiAMT3r
— Lehigh W Lacrosse (@LehighWLacrosse) March 1, 2020
Team Stats
MON
LEHIGH
Shots
27
36
Turnovers
22
17
Caused Turnovers
10
12
Draw Controls
18
15
Free-Position Shots
3
6
Ground Balls
21
17
Game Leaders
Players
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4
A
5
FO
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Pen
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GB
3
CT
0
G
3
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
1
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
2
Players Mentioned
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