Lacrosse Drops St. Bonaventure, 16-5

Friday, March 29

Washington, D.C.

2pm

George Washington University

4-7, 2-1

St. Bonaventure

1-10, 0-3

Team	1	2	Final F
St. Bonaventure	1	4	5
George Washington	7	9	16

3/29/2019 4:35:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Colonials notch second straight conference victory

WASHINGTON – In its first Atlantic 10 matchup at the GW Lacrosse Field on the Mount Vernon Campus, the George Washington lacrosse team downed St. Bonaventure, 16-5, on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half was all GW, with the Colonials finding the back of the net seven times while holding the visiting Bonnies to just one tally. Morgan McDonnell was the first to strike for the Buff and Blue, igniting the GW offense to five straight goals. In that span, McDonnell scored twice while Catie Perkins, Tori Hampton, and Katie Quinn added one each. The Bonnies were finally able to break through the GW back line with a goal at the 3:54 mark, but the Colonials closed the half with back-to-back strikes to go into the break with a six goal advantage.

GW continued its momentum in the second half with back-to-back goals from Christine Weber and Hampton before the Bonnies bounced back with three straight strikes to bring the score within five with 15:25 to play. The rest was all Buff and Blue as six different Colonials found the back of the net in the game's final 10 minutes to cement the 16-5 victory.

NOTEWORTHY
• A season-high 11 Colonials found the back of the net in today's outing against the Bonnies. First-year Tori Hampton led the way with a hat trick, the fourth time she has scored three of more goals in one game this season.
• It was a day of firsts for GW, with five Colonials making their Buff and Blue debuts in 2019. Brooke Caruso, Kendall Lambert, and Cora Broadhurst also found the back of the net for the first time in their career.
• Sophomore keeper Jenna Oler put together a complete game between the pipes with six saves and two groundballs.
• The GW defense was at peak performance, causing six turnovers to limit Bonnies to just one tally in the first half. The Colonials caused nine turnovers on the day and were led by captain Caroline Kiernan with a pair.
• GW led in every statistical category: shots (35-17), groundballs (22-10), caused turnovers (9-7) and draw controls (12-11).
• Out of the Colonials' 35 shots, a season-high 27 came on goal.

UP NEXT
The Colonials will be back at the GW Lacrosse Field on the Mount Vernon Campus on Sunday to host Richmond at 1 p.m.