Philadelphia – Drexel women's lacrosse had nine different players register goals as the Dragons cruised past Manhattan, 14-3. Drexel scored 11 times in the first half and held the Lady Jaspers scoreless en route to the non-conference victory. Kaitlin Keegan (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) scored three goals for the Dragons (2-1) while three different players tallied for Manhattan (0-2).

The Drexel offense started the game strong with 10 goals in the opening 20 minutes of play. Drexel used just 15 first-half shots to register 11 goals. Keegan scored all three of her goals in the opening period while Gwenna Johnson (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) added a pair. Drexel goalie Lauren LaBella (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa) held the Lady Jaspers scoreless in her 30 minutes of action as she registered six saves. Drexel's career leader in assists, Kerry Kelly (Roseland, N.J./West Essex), registered four assists and two goals.

Drexel returns to Vidas Field on Sunday, March 4 for a 1:00 p.m. game with crosstown rival Villanova.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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Manhattan...........  0  3 -  3
Drexel.............. 11  3 - 14
 
Manhattan SCORING:
GOALS: Civardi, Lauren 1; Carman, Jenny 1; Tinari, Brenna 1.
ASSISTS: Kerrisk, Helen 1.
 
Drexel SCORING:
GOALS: Keegan, Kaitlin 3; Kelly, Kerry 2; Bradley, Katie 2;
       Johnson, Gwenna 2; Hoesch, Emily 1; Uribe, Mariana 1;
       Drylie-Perkins,Becca 1; Iacono, Nicole 1; Lawson, Katie 1.
ASSISTS: Kelly, Kerry 4; Bradley, Katie 1; Hoesch, Emily 1;
         Uribe, Mariana 1.
 
Shots by period       1  2  Tot
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Manhattan...........  7 11 - 18
Drexel.............. 15 10 - 25
 
Ground balls by prd   1  2  Tot
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Manhattan...........  7  5 - 12
Drexel.............. 12 11 - 23
 
Draw controls by prd  1  2  Tot
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Manhattan...........  5  2 -  7
Drexel..............  6  4 - 10
 
Clears by period       1     2     Total
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Manhattan...........  4-5   4-4  -  8-9
Drexel..............  7-9   6-6  - 13-15
 
Free-position shots    1     2     Total
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Manhattan...........  0-1   0-3  -  0-4
Drexel..............  2-3   0-1  -  2-4
 
Saves by period       1  2  Tot
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Manhattan...........  2  4 -  6
Drexel..............  6  5 - 11
 
Fouls by period       1  2  Tot
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Manhattan...........  3  1 -  4
Drexel.............. 12  5 - 17
 
Turnovers by prd      1  2  Tot
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Manhattan........... 12  5 - 17
Drexel.............. 12 12 - 24

2007-03-03