March 14, 2003

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - The Lafayette defense could not match Penn's first half offensive pressure, falling 14-1 in women's lacrosse action on Friday afternoon at Rappolt Field.

Penn opened the scoring at 2:32 into the contest when senior Chrissy Book beat Leopard freshman netminder Tracey Williams (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) for a 1-0 advantage.

Lafayette struck back when junior attacker Jennifer Stone (Newtown, Pa./George School) corralled a pass from thirty yards out and beat her defender and Penn goalie Alaina Harper to knot the score at 1-1.

The goal was Stone's team-leading eighth on the season, as she has tallied at least one goal in each of Lafayette's five contests in 2003.

After Stone's goal Penn quickly regained momentum after Lindsey Cassidy won the draw and found a streaking Kate Murray to give Penn the 2-1 advantage.

The Quakers would add three more goals in the next three minutes, and took a 9-1 lead into intermission.

Lafayette opened the second half by pressuring the Penn defense, but the Leopards could not convert. Attempts by Stone and junior Erin Gallagher (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock) were turned aside by Harper.

Penn opened its second half scoring when Cassidy netted her third goal of the game 5:13 into the second stanza. The Quakers would notch four more for a 14-1 final.

Stone led Lafayette with five shots. Gallagher scooped up a team-high five ground balls.

Lafayette heads south for a pair of games against Monmouth (0-1) and Connecticut (1-1) in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Sunday and Wednesday respectively.