ASHLAND, VA. - Sophomore Jessie Fritz (Baldwinsville/C.W.Baker) scored four second-half goals to lift the nationally 14th-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team to a 9-6 victory at Randolph-Macon Saturday afternoon. The win was the first for first-year co-head coaches Elizabeth Sewruk and Jeanna Gates and evened the Red Dragons' record at 1-1 on the season. Randolph-Macon fell to 0-3 with the loss.

Freshman Emily Soderquist (Watertown) scored the first two goals of her career for Cortland, and senior Rachel Cornwell (Fairport) and junior Danielle Torre (Massapequa) each added a goal and an assist. Sophomore goalie Deanne Abell (Fulton/G. Ray Bodley) made nine saves.

Marie Parry and Alex Wright led Randolph-Macon with two goals apiece, while Lacy Phelps recorded a goal and an assist. Lindsay Schabert stopped six shots.

Wright gave Randolph-Macon an early 1-0 lead, but the Red Dragons strung together three goals over a six-minute span to grab a 3-1 advantage. Parry closed out the scoring in the first half to cut the lead to 3-2. After Parry tied the score seven minutes, 30 seconds into the second half, the Red Dragons scored four straight, two by Fritz, to seize a 7-3 lead and take control of the game with 8:55 remaining. The teams traded goals the rest of the way for the final outcome of 9-6.

Team                  1   2   Final
Cortland (1-1)        3   6     9
Randolph-Macon (0-3)  2   4     6

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Jessie Fritz 4-0, Emily Soderquist 2-0, Rachel Cornwell 1-1, Danielle Torre 1-1, Meghan Gallagher 1-0, Elizabeth Acee 0-1, Jen Pacifico 0-1
Randolph-Macon: Marie Parry 2-0, Alex Wright 2-0, Lacy Phelps 1-1, Elyse Cooper 1-0, Erin Claire Cassidy 0-2

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Deanne Abell, 9 saves (6 GA in 60:00)
Randolph-Macon: Lindsay Schabert, 6 saves (9 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Randolph-Macon 20, Cortland 17
Ground Balls: Cortland 25, Randolph-Macon 15
Draw Controls: Randolph-Macon 12, Cortland 5
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 10, Randolph-Macon 9
Turnovers: Cortland 19, Randolph-Macon 17

2008-03-08