George Washington University Athletics
George Washington University
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GW Lacrosse Downed by Delaware, 15-4
3/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
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March 21, 2015
NEWARK, Del. - The George Washington lacrosse team dropped a 15-4 decision to Delaware on Saturday afternoon at Delaware Stadium.
Senior Rachel Mia scored two goals and sophomore Michaela Lynch tallied three points on a goal and two assists to go with a team-best three ground balls.
Delaware (7-3) scored the first five goals of the game, including three straight by Casey Lyons, but the Colonials (2-5) tallied two of the final three goals of the half before the Blue Hens led, 6-2, at halftime.
Mia opened the second period with an unassisted marker just 1:22 into action to make it 6-3, but Delaware countered with seven in a row for a commanding 13-3 advantage. Lynch curbed the Blue Hens' spurt with 9:36 to go, but UD tallied twice more to end the game for the 15-4 win.
Delaware outshot GW, 32-13, and held a 15-6 advantage in draw controls and 19-15 edge in ground balls.
Senior goalkeeper Mackenzie Jones recorded seven saves between the pipes while Delaware keeper Alex Zagura stopped five shots.
Lyons and McKenzie Rafferty each notched a hat trick for the Blue Hens and Shannon Hawley tallied a game-high six points on two goals and four assists.
The Colonials return to action on Monday when they host California at 4 p.m. at the GW Lacrosse Field on the Mount Vernon Campus.
