hofstra VS towson
hofstra - 11
vs
towson - 8
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Scoring
- alyssa parrella ( 3 , 2 )
- jenna budd ( 1 , 4 )
- camryn faith ( 3 , 0 )
- katie whelan ( 2 , 1 )
- amanda guerra ( 2 , 0 )
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Scoring
- shelby stack ( 2 , 3 )
- kaitlin thornton ( 3 , 0 )
- annie sachs ( 1 , 1 )
- kerri liucci ( 1 , 0 )
- kerri thornton ( 1 , 0 )
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Shots
- alyssa parrella 9
- jenna budd 1
- camryn faith 3
- katie whelan 4
- amanda guerra 3
- erin demek 1
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Shots
- shelby stack 5
- kaitlin thornton 9
- annie sachs 6
- kerri liucci 4
- kerri thornton 3
- natalie sulmonte 4
- coeli love 1
- hannah hobbes 1
- rayna deltuva 4
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Ground Balls
- alyssa parrella 3
- alexa mattera 1
- annalise martin 1
- anna kaufmann 1
- jackie gatti 1
- alyssa deangelo 2
- erin demek 1
- jess smith 2
- darcie smith 1
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Ground Balls
- kaitlin thornton 1
- kerri liucci 1
- erin williams 1
- meg lynch 2
- olivia conti 2
- kat connelly 1
- sami chenoweth 3
- natalie sulmonte 2
- coeli love 1
- rayna deltuva 1
- kiley keating 2
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Turnovers
- alyssa parrella 4
- jenna budd 2
- camryn faith 1
- katie whelan 4
- amanda guerra 3
- alexa mattera 1
- erin demek 1
- darcie smith 1
- arianna esposito 1
- erin tierney 1
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Turnovers
- shelby stack 3
- kaitlin thornton 2
- annie sachs 1
- nicole liucci 1
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Caused Turnovers
- annalise martin 1
- jackie gatti 1
- erin tierney 1
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Caused Turnovers
- annie sachs 1
- abbe mona 1
- erin williams 1
- meg lynch 1
- olivia conti 2
- kat connelly 1
- sami chenoweth 1
- natalie sulmonte 1
- rayna deltuva 1
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Faceoffs Won
- katie whelan 3
- alexa mattera 6
- darcie smith 7
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Faceoffs Won
- kerri liucci 1
- meg lynch 1
- natalie sulmonte 3
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Faceoffs Taken
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Faceoffs Taken
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Saves
- jess smith 13 ( 0.62 )
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Saves
- kiley keating 13 ( 0.54 )
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Current Records
- hofstra 12 - 7
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Current Records
- towson 12 - 7
HARRISONBURG, Va. – Friday night's semifinal game against Hofstra on the campus of James Madison resulted in an 11-8 loss for the Towson University women's lacrosse team.
The Tigers were led by Kaitlin Thornton with three goals and Shelby Stack with two goals and three assists.
How it Happened
Freshman Kerri Liucci started the day with the first goal of the night, assisted by Shelby Stack, taking a 1-0 lead with 28:50 on the clock for the first half.
Back-and-forth scoring ensued as the Pride scored the next two followed by two straight Tiger goals from Kaitlin Thornton and Stack each.
After reaching a 4-4 stalemate with 11:16 remaining in the first half, the game entered a lightning delay that lasted two hours and four minutes.
At approximately 9:20 p.m. the teams returned to the field and the Pride scored two unanswered to take a 6-4 lead into the locker room.
Kaitlin Thornton scored the first goal of the second half, cutting the lead to one, assisted by Shelby Stack. The second period continued in back and forth scoring.
Hofstra took a 7-5 lead with 28:46 remaining and neither team saw the back of the net for the next nine minutes before Shelby Stack broke the silence.
With 19:27 to go, Towson trailed 7-6. The Pride scored the next two goals, taking a 9-6 lead with 13:08 remaining.
Annie Sachs scored next for the Tigers, cutting the lead to two with just over eight minutes to go. Kaitlin Thornton scored next, putting Towson within one of tying the game and 6:08 on the clock.
Hofstra scored next one minute later and put in the 11th goal with 4:13 remaining, forcing a Tiger timeout.
Towson had two shots in the final four minutes but was unable to find the back of the net.
Beyond the Box
Shelby Stack's three assists are a career-high for the junior.
This was Kaitlin Thornton's fifth hat trick of the year and her first game with three or more goals since scoring five against William & Mary earlier this season.
Kerri Liucci and Kerri Thornton both scored their first career goals of a conference tournament Friday.
Towson's defense caused 10 of Hofstra's 21 turnovers in the game.