Lehigh Falls at No. 14 Rutgers Saturday

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – No. 14 Rutgers jumped out to an 8-1 lead after one quarter and the Lehigh women's lacrosse team could never recover, as the Scarlet Knights downed the Mountain Hawks, 17-6 on Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks had a three-goal run midway through the second quarter, but couldn't pull any closer than six in the second half. Junior Gabby Schneider led Lehigh with four goals, good for her seventh-career hat trick.

"Rutgers is a veteran, physical team," said Lehigh head coach Jill Redfern. "We will benefit from this game experience."

Junior Emma Eberhardt recorded a goal and two assists while classmate Katia Carnevale scored Lehigh's other goal, and sophomore Olivia Memeger tallied an assist.

Sophomore Hayley Hunt didn't only make 14 saves through three quarters, but also added six groundballs and two caused turnovers.

After Rutgers' fast start, the Mountain Hawks settled in and recorded a three-goal run of their own. Goals from Eberhardt (at 8:29 of the second quarter) followed by Schneider (5:28) and Carnevale (at 2:43) pulled Lehigh within 10-4 at the half.

The Scarlet Knights responded with a 3-0 run of their own in the third quarter, and wouldn't look back.

Rutgers finished with a 42-25 edge, 28-18 advantage in groundballs and 17-9 edge in draw controls. Along with Hunt's 14 saves, senior Kerry McHugh made one save in the fourth quarter. Sophia Cardello of Rutgers finished with 12 stops.

Next up, Lehigh will have a busy stretch of three home games in eight days, beginning on Wednesday, Mar. 2 as it hosts La Salle at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

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Team Stats

Gabby Schneider

Emma Eberhardt

Katia Carnevale

Olivia Memeger

Players Mentioned

Katia Carnevale

Emma Eberhardt

Hayley Hunt

Kerry McHugh

Olivia Memeger

Gabby Schneider

Players Mentioned

Katia Carnevale

Emma Eberhardt

Hayley Hunt

Kerry McHugh

Olivia Memeger

Gabby Schneider

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