TOWSON, Md. - Goucher kept its hopes of capturing the inaugural Landmark Conference championship alive by knocking off Drew, 13-10, today in the semifinals of the conference's postseason tournament.

The win puts the second-seeded Gophers (6-9) in the tournament's championship game, where they will face either top-seeded Catholic or Susquehanna. The Cardinals host the Crusaders in the other semifinal tomorrow.

The Gophers were locked in a 2-2 tie with the Rangers (9-7) until they exploded for five unanswered goals in the final 9:55 of the first half to assume a 7-2 lead at the break. The 5-0 run included three unassisted goals by senior attacker Emily Blatter, the third of which made her only the third player in the history of Goucher's women's lacrosse program to reach 300 points during her career.

Goucher took its biggest lead of the contest midway through the second half on a goal by Blatter that made the score 12-4. The senior attacker finished with four goals and a pair of assists.

Marlo Tersigni contributed three goals and an assist to the victory, plus she was credited with four ground balls, 10 draw controls and two caused turnovers.

Brittany Foster went the distance in goal for Goucher, making 18 saves.

2008-04-29