Thursday, April 27
Bethlehem, Pa.
6:00 PM
Lehigh University
11-5 (6-3PL)
17
vs
11
Colgate
4-11 (3-6PL)
1
2
3
4
F
COLGATE
3
3
4
1
11
Lehigh
7
4
3
3
17
Lehigh Ends Regular Season with Fourth Straight Win
4/27/2023 9:17:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's lacrosse team captured its fourth straight victory after defeating Colgate 17-11 in the regular season finale Thursday night at the Ulrich Sports Complex.Â
Lehigh is the No. 4 seed and will take on No. 5 Holy Cross Sunday at 12 p.m. in the Patriot League quarterfinals. Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Mountain Hawks are now 11-5 (6-3 PL), and the Raiders finish their season at 4-11 (3-6 PL). Lehigh's starting attack unit combined for 20 points on Thursday. Emma Eberhardt led the way with six points (4G, 2A), Olivia Memeger had five points (4G, 1A), Gabby Schneider had five points (2G, 3A), and Katia Carnevale had four points (3G, 1A). Seven different Mountain Hawks scored for Lehigh on Thursday.
Colgate opened up the scoring, but after that, the Mountain Hawks took control. Lehigh scored five unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead with 8:53 left in the first quarter. Casey O'Connor scored the fifth goal of the Lehigh run.Â
The Raiders scored two straight goals to pull within two, but that would be the last time in the game Colgate would be down by just two goals.
The Mountain Hawks had a 7-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. After a high-scoring first quarter, both teams remained steady in the second quarter and slowed the pace down. Lehigh led 11-6 at the half.Â
In the third quarter Colgate was able to pull within three after scoring with 22 seconds left in the frame. Despite a valiant effort from the Raiders, Lehigh held them to just one goal in the fourth quarter.Â
Molly Krestinski stopped the 13-minute drought for Colgate to pull within six with 1:55 remaining in the game. That would be the last goal scored of the game.
Lehigh had a 17-14 advantage in the draw controls on Thursday. Senior midfielder Cassie Martie won 11 draw controls. She also scored two goals and caused a turnover. Eberhardt won five draw controls as well.
Junior goalkeeper Hayley Hunt had 10 saves for Lehigh, which marked the third straight game she finished with 10 saves.. Sophomore goalkeeper Julia DeLitta came in at the end of the fourth quarter and stopped two shots for the Mountain Hawks.
The Mountain Hawks caused six turnovers. Hunt and senior defender Mackenzie Porter both caused a pair.
Caroline Panzirer had a hat trick to lead the way for Colgate. Colgate's goalkeeper Helena Morrison had nine saves.Â
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Lehigh is the No. 4 seed and will take on No. 5 Holy Cross Sunday at 12 p.m. in the Patriot League quarterfinals. Sunday's game will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Mountain Hawks are now 11-5 (6-3 PL), and the Raiders finish their season at 4-11 (3-6 PL). Lehigh's starting attack unit combined for 20 points on Thursday. Emma Eberhardt led the way with six points (4G, 2A), Olivia Memeger had five points (4G, 1A), Gabby Schneider had five points (2G, 3A), and Katia Carnevale had four points (3G, 1A). Seven different Mountain Hawks scored for Lehigh on Thursday.
Colgate opened up the scoring, but after that, the Mountain Hawks took control. Lehigh scored five unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead with 8:53 left in the first quarter. Casey O'Connor scored the fifth goal of the Lehigh run.Â
The Raiders scored two straight goals to pull within two, but that would be the last time in the game Colgate would be down by just two goals.
The Mountain Hawks had a 7-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. After a high-scoring first quarter, both teams remained steady in the second quarter and slowed the pace down. Lehigh led 11-6 at the half.Â
In the third quarter Colgate was able to pull within three after scoring with 22 seconds left in the frame. Despite a valiant effort from the Raiders, Lehigh held them to just one goal in the fourth quarter.Â
Molly Krestinski stopped the 13-minute drought for Colgate to pull within six with 1:55 remaining in the game. That would be the last goal scored of the game.
Lehigh had a 17-14 advantage in the draw controls on Thursday. Senior midfielder Cassie Martie won 11 draw controls. She also scored two goals and caused a turnover. Eberhardt won five draw controls as well.
Junior goalkeeper Hayley Hunt had 10 saves for Lehigh, which marked the third straight game she finished with 10 saves.. Sophomore goalkeeper Julia DeLitta came in at the end of the fourth quarter and stopped two shots for the Mountain Hawks.
The Mountain Hawks caused six turnovers. Hunt and senior defender Mackenzie Porter both caused a pair.
Caroline Panzirer had a hat trick to lead the way for Colgate. Colgate's goalkeeper Helena Morrison had nine saves.Â
Like Lehigh Women's Lacrosse on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content, team updates and more.
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Team Stats
COLGATE
LEHIGH
Shots
29
32
Turnovers
9
11
Caused Turnovers
4
6
Draw Controls
14
17
Free-Position Shots
5
7
Ground Balls
13
12
Game Leaders
Players
G
4
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
3
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
GK
/ Women's LacrosseA/M
/ Women's Lacrosse
GK
/ Women's LacrosseA
/ Women's Lacrosse
M
/ Women's Lacrosse
D
/ Women's LacrosseA
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