LANCASTER, Pa. – Jen Pritchard (Media, PA/Penncrest) scored four goals en route to her 200th career point, and Sarah Meisenberg (Severna Park, MD/Severn School) netted two goals to reach 100 for her career and lead No. 3 Franklin & Marshall over Montclair State 19-7 in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Sunday.

Pritchard and Meisenberg achieved their milestones in the first 10 minutes of the game. Pritchard earned her 200th career point on her shot of the day and second goal for the Diplomats (12-1), while Meisenberg tallied the first and fifth goal to get the two she needed to hit 100.

Blake Hargest (Cockeysville, MD/St. Paul's School for Girls) registered three goals and three assists for a game-high six points. Lidia Sanza (Cockeysville, MD/St. Paul's School for Girls) collected eight saves on the day, stopping the first seven out of nine shots by the Red Hawks (4-6) to keep them off the board the entire first half.

Jamie Hudacko and Kayla Henderson each tallied two goals for Montclair State.

F&M scored the first 13 goals of the game, quickly taking a 6-0 lead that increased to 12-0 by halftime. Meisenberg buried an 8-meter shot 58 seconds after the opening whistle. Pritchard made a cut through the middle and Hargest made a pass from behind the net to make it 2-0 and 200 career points.

Meredith Lussier (Radnor, PA/Radnor) and Ashley Bevington (Schwenksville, PA/The Hill School) drove in for unassisted goals for a 4-0 lead, before Meisenberg made it her time to shine with another free-position goal to join the 100 club. Hargest , Pritchard, and Allison Solomon (Damascus, MD/Academy of the Holy Cross) tallied two goals apiece in the remaining 19:33 of the first half to get the Diplomats to a 12-0 lead.

Both teams scored seven goals each in the second half, but the Red Hawks could not overcome the first-half deficit. Montclair State made both free-position attempts, while F&M was a perfect 3-for-3 from 8-meters out in the final 30 minutes.

The Diplomats held a 31-20 shot advantage, but the Red Hawks were able to edge F&M in draw controls, 16-11. Playing in her final regular-season home game, Carli McLaughlin (Garden City, NY/Garden City) tallied three ground balls in the win.

The Diplomats return to action on Tuesday at Haverford. Game time is 4:30 p.m.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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Montclair State.....  0  7 -  7
Franklin & Marshall. 12  7 - 19

Montclair State SCORING:
GOALS: Jamie Hudacko 2; Kayla Henderson 2; Bethany Blaine 1; Jennifer Tanis 1; Morgan MacPhee 1.
ASSISTS: Katie Barrie 1; Bethany Blaine 1; Marykate DiBenedetto 1; Jennifer Tanis 1.

Franklin & Marshall SCORING:
GOALS: Jen Pritchard 4; Mary Blake Hargest 3; Ashley Bevington 3; Meredith Lussier 3; Sarah Meisenberg 2; Allison Solomon 2; Taryn Webb 1; Sarah Veneski 1.
ASSISTS: Mary Blake Hargest 3; Sarah Meisenberg 1.

Montclair State GROUND BALLS: Katie Castellanos 4; Cristin Bentz 1; Marykate DiBenedetto 1; Jamie Hudacko 1; Talia Katz 1; Morgan MacPhee 1; Jennifer Tanis 1.

Franklin & Marshall GROUND BALLS: Devi Hensch 4; Paulette Cutruzzula 3; Carli McLaughlin 3; Sarah Nyman 2; Mary Blake Hargest 1; Sarah Meisenberg 1; Jen Pritchard 1; Laura Ruppersberger 1; Lidia Sanza 1; Lauren Wendth 1.

Montclair State TURNOVERS CAUSED: Katie Castellanos 1; Jennifer Tanis 1.

Franklin & Marshall TURNOVERS CAUSED: Paulette Cutruzzula 2; Devi Hensch 2; Sarah Nyman 2; Ashley Bevington 1; Sarah Meisenberg 1.

SHOTS - Montclair State 20; Franklin & Marshall 31.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Montclair State 15; Franklin & Marshall 24.

TURNOVERS - Montclair State 19; Franklin & Marshall 12.

GOALIES
MSUWL: Talia Katz 4-6 (60:00 minutes, 24 shots-5 saves, 19 GA).
F&M: Chelsea Meerbach (10:21, 4-0, 4) , Lidia Sanza 12-1 (49:39; 11-8, 3).

2008-04-13