George Washington University Athletics
George Washington University
St. Bonaventure
Lacrosse Cruises Past St. Bonaventure, 14-3
3/31/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. â€" After dropping only its second contest of the 2018 season on Thursday, the George Washington lacrosse team bounced back in dominant fashion on Saturday afternoon, cruising past St. Bonaventure, 14-3, at Marra Athletics Complex.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Colonials made the first strike on net, with sophomore Caroline Kiernan finding senior co-captain Jocelyn Donohue to put GW up by one just 17 seconds into play. Two minutes later, the Buff and Blue found the back of the net again, with sophomore Aidan Cage scoring her fifth goal of the season off of a feed from freshman Ioanna Mantzouratos. The Bonnies responded with a pair of their own, before GW began to surge on attack with a 5-0 run. In that span, Camaryn Kerns made two tallies while Donohue, Kiernan, and Mantzouratos scored one goal apiece. St. Bonaventure found the back of the net one more time, but GW held the 7-3 advantage going into the break.
The rest of the game was all GW, with the Buff and Blue defense holding the Bonnies scoreless in the game's second stanza. Donohue started the Colonials' 7-0 run, completing her sixth hat trick of the season at the 20:26 mark. GW continued to press on the offensive end, with Mantzouratos making back-to-back tallies, just 52 seconds apart, before McDonnell made her first strike of the game. The Colonials went on to score three more times to cement the 14-3 decision.
NOTEWORTHY
- GW found the back of the net before its opponent for the eighth time this season.
- Donohue's first goal of the game marked her 100th career point.
- Manzouratos matched her season-high of five points against the Bonnies with three goals and two assists. The freshman attacker has registered at least two helpers in five games this season.
- Freshman Allie Scannapieco scored her first career goal in today's contest. Kiernan also had a career-high day, registering a personal-best three assists.
- On the defensive end, junior Bridget Cassidy, sophomore Caroline Esmond, and freshman Cassie Scandalios caused two turnovers each.
- All three Buff and Blue keepers saw action between the pipes, with Jenna Oler making 13 saves in 52:40, Adele Wise recording one save in 6:36, and Alexa Solomon seeing 44 seconds of action in the crease.
- GW was dominant off the draw and finished the day snagging 12 draw controls while the Bonnies only had five. The squad also led their conference opponent in shots (35-25) and ground balls (29-25).
LOOK AHEAD: The Colonials will welcome the La Salle Explorers to the GW Lacrosse Field on the Mount Vernon Campus on Friday, April 6 at 2 p.m. before making the trip down to Richmond to face the Spiders on Sunday, April 8 at 1 p.m.
