READING, Pa. - The Hood College women's lacrosse team dropped its regular season finale and final Middle Atlantic Commonwealth contest on the road to Albright College in overtime 11-10.
Inside the Box Score
- Jess Lyons (Finksburg, MD/Gerstell Academy) scored four goals and dished out the Blazers' lone assist. Lyons also had the team-high four ground balls.
- Rebecca Turner (Absecon, NJ/Holy Spirit) and Laura Skorobatsch (Pasadena, MD/Northeast) finished with a pair of goals apiece.
- Liz Connelly (Easton, MD/Easton) and Kayla Juralewicz (Manchester, NJ/Manchester Township) finished with one goal each. Connelly added the team-high three draw controls.
- Sophia Vilaca (Bealeton, VA/Liberty) recorded 14 saves in 66 minutes of play.
How it Happened
- The teams struggled offensively with one goal each in the first 15 minutes of play. After four minutes of scoreless action to start the game, Hood's Lyons capitalized on a free position goal to put the Blazers on the scoreboard 1-0 with 11:21 remaining in the first quarter. At 5:47, Albright's Kyra Lycett answered back off an assist by Abbie Moist to tie the score 1-1 heading into the second quarter.
- Another Lyons goal came at the 13:10 mark in the second quarter to push Hood ahead 2-1.
- Albright answered with a second goal by Lycett to even the score again with 10:42 left in the second.
- The Blazers recorded back-to-back goals with goals from Lyons and Turner to hold a 4-2 advantage with 6:36 remaining. Lyons found her third of the game just nine seconds after the Lycett goal. Turner scored an unassisted goal at the 6:36 mark.
- At 2:06, Albright's Katelyn Patrick halted the run with a goal of her own to make it 4-3 going into halftime.
- The Blazers outscored the Lions 3-1 in the third quarter to extend the Hood lead 7-4 heading into the fourth. Hood's Skorobatsch scored a free position goal at the 12:37 mark. After a goal by Turner at 8:13, Albright's Abigail Hai notched the Lions' only goal of the quarter. Lyons found Connelly with one second left in the period for a three-goal lead.
- A free position goal by the Lions' Moist at the 11:16 mark started a five-goal run to push Albright ahead 9-7 with 5:47 remaining in the fourth quarter. Moist scored a pair of goals, while Chloe Fornoff, Ashleigh Tortorice, and Lycett added one goal each in the run.
- The Blazers responded with a three-goal run with goals from Skorobatsch, Juralewicz, and Lyons to go up 10-9 with 1:48 left in the fourth. A free position goal by Albright's Fornoff with just 36 seconds left tied the score, forcing Hood into overtime play with a 10-10 score at the end of regulation.
- While both teams were scoreless after the first half of the overtime period, Albright found the final goal with a free position goal by Tortorice with one second left to secure the 11-10 victory.
For the Opponent
- Lycett led the Lions with three goals and six draw controls.
- Fornoff, Moist, and Tortorice scored a pair of goals each. Moist added the game-high three assists, while Fornoff notched the team-high three caused turnovers.
- Katelyn Patrick and Hai finished with one goal each. Patrick had the team-high five ground balls.
- Caelainn Morrison made six saves.
Analysis
- Albright outshot Hood 29-25.
- The Lions held a 15-9 advantage in draw controls and edged Hood 23-19 in ground balls.
Up Next
The Blazers end the 2022 season with a 5-11 overall record and 1-7 in the MAC Commonwealth conference.
