CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian College women's lacrosse fell to La Salle on Sunday afternoon at Old Bailey Stadium. The Explorers pelted freshman goalkeeper Susan England (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman H.S.) with 39 shots. England made 12 saves and had a career-high six ground balls in her fifth complete game in the cage for PC.

Freshman Katie Prisco (West Babylon, N.Y./St. John the Baptist) led the Blue Hose in scoring with a pair of goals. Junior midfielder Jenna Handshoe (Greenville, S.C./J.L. Mann) tied Prisco for a team-high two points with a goal and an assist on the afternoon.

The Explorers opened the game with six scores in the first 13 minutes of action. Junior Brittni Dulaney (Rome, Ga./Darlington School) stopped the run with PC's first goal off a pass from Handshoe at 13:09. After La Salle scored three minutes later, the Blue Hose defense held the Explorers scoreless for the remaining 10 minutes of the half. Handshoe netted her 10th goal of the season with 2:40 left in the first half to narrow La Salle's lead to 7-2 at halftime.

Prisco found the back of the net after just two and a half minutes had passed in the second period, pulling within four of the Explorers. La Salle responded with its second 6-0 run of the game before freshman Kirstin Stenoien (Houston, Texas/Lutheran H.S.) responded with a goal off a free-position shot at 17:37 to make it 13-4.

La Salle stretched its lead to 19-4, as Brittany White scored the team's final goal with 3:33 left on the clock. Prisco scored the final goal of the game off a free-position attempt with 1:18 left before the match ended with the Explorers winning 19-5.

La Salle's Ashley Rutz and Stefany McKee each contributed five goals and two assists for a game-high seven points.

Stenoien and Dulaney each won three draw controls while junior Jordan Newberry (Atlanta, Ga./North Springs H.S.) led the team with a pair of caused turnovers.

PC returns to action on Mar. 14 when they travel to Farmville, Va. to play Longwood.

2009-03-08