LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - The Gannon women's lacrosse team rebounded nicely from its loss Saturday to second-ranked Limestone by closing out the road portion of its schedule Sunday afternoon with a convincing 19-10 victory at Molloy. In the process, the Lady Knights reached double digits in victories for the fourth consecutive season under head coach Steve Wagner.

Gannon exploded out of the gates with five consecutive goals in the opening eight minutes. Christina Blasi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton LaSalle) netted two of the five goals in the opening run. Following Molloy's first score at the 21:24 mark of the first half, Dana Rousseau (Easton, Md./Easton) answered 19 seconds later and started a 4-0 mini-run that put the Lady Knights in front 9-1 with 16:53 to play until halftime. The home squad then posted a 4-3 edge in goals during the final 15:21 as Gannon went to the intermission with a 12-5 advantage.

Molloy tried to rally in the second half, cutting the deficit to 14-9 with 19:07 remaining, but Gannon put the match away with the next four goals. Four different Lady Knights scored during the streak. The two teams split the final two goals to account for the final 19-10 score.

Blasi, Taryn Millerd (Shortsville, N.Y./Midlakes), and Mary Eshenour (Waterloo, N.Y./Waterloo) led the Gannon offense with four goals each. Millerd and Eshenour both added two assists. Colleen Dixon (Lafayette, N.Y./Lafayette) recorded a hat trick and one assist.

Sarah Belen (Oak Hill, Va./Oakton) posted two goals and two assists. Rousseau and Kayla Nelson (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) completed the scoring with one goal each. Shauna Hutchinson (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip) turned away 18 shots while earning the victory in goal.

Gannon improved to 10-4 with Sunday's victory. Molloy dropped to 10-5. The Lady Knights complete the 2008 regular season Friday, May 2 against rival Mercyhurst at Gannon University Field. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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