Lacrosse Held Off at Saint Joseph’s, 18-8

Thursday, April 14

Philadelphia, PA

6:00 p.m.

George Washington University

4-11, 2-5 A-10

Saint Joseph's

10-5, 6-1 A-10

Saint Joseph's

4/14/2022 9:49:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

GW to host Duquesne on Saturday

PHILADELPHIA – GW lacrosse concluded its road slate at Saint Joseph's on Thursday, falling 18-8 to the Hawks at Sweeney Field.

After GW found itself in a 2-0 deficit to open the first quarter, Kendall Lambert sparked GW's offense with back-to-back goals just two minutes apart to tie the game. The Hawks rounded out the first quarter with two more tallies to push to another two-goal lead.

Amber Germer started the offense in the second quarter, but a 7-0 run by the home team set up for an 11-4 lead at halftime.

After the break, the Buff & Blue garnered momentum, scoring four unanswered, including a pair from Katelyn Walker and one from Alana Greene and Sophia Watkinson. Following Watkinson's goal, Saint Joseph's rode a seven-goal scoring streak to put the game out of reach and improve to 10-5 on the season.

Lizzie Heyn scored her first goal of the season in the final two minutes of action at Sweeney Field. In net, Megan Patrick made 13 saves on 31 shots faced. As a team, GW took 24 shots, putting 16 on net.

UP NEXT

GW will host Duquesne on Saturday for a 1 p.m. opening draw.