Lacrosse Edges Davidson, 12-11

Sunday, March 24

Davidson, NC

1pm

George Washington University

3-7, 1-1 A-10

Davidson

6-4, 0-2 A-10

Team	1	2	Final F
George Washington	7	5	12
Davidson	5	6	11

3/24/2019 3:33:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Colonials notch first conference victory

DAVIDSON, N.C. – In its second road contest of the weekend, the George Washington lacrosse team came out on top, 12-11, in a back-and-forth offensive battle with Davidson on Sunday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Davidson was the first to strike, but the Colonials responded a minute later with a goal from Christine Weber to get on the board. The Wildcats answered back with a trio of tallies, but GW was able to match the hosts' scoring spree with three of their own from Katie Quinn, Ioanna Mantzouratos, and Kali Benvenuto. Davidson found the back of the net once more at the 5:50 mark, while the Colonials continued to press on attack and scored three more goals to head into the second half with a two goal advantage (7-5).

GW continued its momentum from the game's first stanza, with Quinn converting from the free position. The Wildcats pushed back with three straight goals, but the Colonials were able to halt their offensive effort with a tally from Morgan McDonnell. Davidson continued to press and was able to tie it at nine with 19:16 to play before taking their first lead since the 25 minute mark in the first half, 10-9. GW battled back and was able to tie it at 11 at the 6:46 mark before reestablishing their lead with another tally from Quinn. The Colonials back line was able to stifle the Wildcats offense for the remaining five minutes to pull away with the 12-11 victory.

NOTEWORTHY
• Quinn paced the squad with a game-high four goals, the second time she has done so this season. Weber followed closely behind with a hat trick, while McDonnell added a pair, and Cage, Mantzouratos, and Benvenuto tallied one apiece.
• Alana Greene led the Buff and Blue off the draw with three, captain Caroline Kiernan had a team-high two caused turnovers, and Catie Perkins picked up a game-high four ground balls.
• GW held a narrow edge in caused turnovers (7-6) and ground balls (17-16), while the Wildcats held an advantage in shots (34-26) and draw controls (18-7).
• Sophomore keeper Jenna Oler played all 60 minutes in the cage, faced 21 shots and made 10 saves.

ROAD AHEAD
After opening conference play with back-to-back contests on the road, the Colonials will return home for a pair of A-10 games at home next week. GW will first welcome St. Bonaventure to the GW Lacrosse Field on the Mount Vernon Campus on Friday, March 29 at 2 p.m. before hosting Richmond on Sunday, March 31 at 1 p.m.