TOWSON, Md. – Junior midfielder Hillary Fratzke (Queen Anne's County H.S./Centreville, Md.) scored three goals and added two assists as Towson University (5-1) earned its fifth win in the last six games with a 19-12 non-conference victory over the University of Maryland Baltimore County (2-6) at the Tigers' Johnny Unitas Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Over the last five games, Fratzke has scored 17 goals and has a "hat trick" in each outing. She leads the team with 19 goals and 10 assists.

The Tigers took a quick 2-0 lead in the first 1:34 of the game before freshman midfielder Amanda Pappas (Chesapeake H.S./Pasadena, Md.) scored off an assist from senior attacker Meghan Keelan (Mount de Sales H.S./Randallstown, Md.). After the teams traded goals, the Tigers extended their advantage to 5-2 on back-to-back goals by sophomore midfielder Lauren McAfee (Moorestown H.S./Moorestown, N.J.) and junior midfielder Sarah McCausland (Hereford H.S./Phoenix, Md.).

The teams exchanged goals three more times in the first half before the Tigers ended the stanza with a pair of goals from junior midfielder Britt Woodfield (South Carroll H.S./New Windsor, Md.) and sophomore Steph Taylor (Cocalico H.S./Denver, Pa.) for a 10-6 half-time edge.

Leading by four to start the second half, the Tigers went on an 8-1 run over the first 13 minutes of the period to take a commanding 18-7 lead with 16:34 remaining. Junior attacker Meggie McNamara (Fayetteville-Manlius H.S./Fayetteville, N.Y.) and sophomore midfielder Nikki Marcinik (Southern H.S./Deale, Md.) scored twice during the run.

Sophomore midfielder Kelly Burgoyne (Century H.S./Sykesville, Md.) ended the Towson run with her seventh goal of the season, an unassisted marker past sophomore goalkeeper Casey Lean (Annapolis H.S./Annapolis, Md.) with 14:45 remaining. The Retrievers ended the game by scoring four of the final five goals in the final 11 minutes.

Fratzke was one of four Tigers to record a "hat trick" in the victory as Marcinik, McAfee and McNamara each tallied three goals while Taylor added a goal and two assists.

Burgoyne led the Retrievers with a game-high four goals while senior attacker Ali Levendusky (John Carroll H.S./Baldwin, Md.) contributed three goals for her seventh "hat trick" of the season.

The Tigers will begin a three-game road trip on Wednesday afternoon when they travel to Syracuse University to face the sixth-ranked Orange in the Carrier Dome at 1:00 p.m.

2008-03-15