DAVIS, Calif. -- Senior team captains Katie McMahon and Katie McGovern each scored four goals as UC Davis exploded from a 6-4 halftime edge to a 17-6 win over Long Island University in a non-conference collegiate women's lacrosse game at Aggie Stadium Monday afternoon.

The Aggies, finishing a six-game homestand that began back on February 27, improve to 3-5 for the year. The Blackbirds drop to 1-4 overall.

McMahon tacked on a pair of assists to go with her scoring output. Sophomore Molly Lapolla provided three goals and two assists, while freshman Christina Corsa had a 2-2-4 offensive line. Another sophomore, attacker Olivia Jarem, chipped in a goal and assist for UC Davis.

For Long Island, junior Allison Funk and sophomore Kristina Scheerer scored two goals. Goalkeeper Kimberly Bostick had nine saves, eight in the first half.

LIU briefly held a 2-1 lead after Christie Wienchowski and Funk each converted eight-meter shots in the first four minutes. Lapolla assisted freshman Laura Martin on a goal in the ninth minute then scored one of her own in the 12th to put UC Davis up by a 3-2 edge. Funk took advantage of a Wienchowski steal in the midfield to score the equalizer at the 11:17 mark, but McMahon scored twice in a span of 19 seconds to give the Aggies the lead for good.

The Aggies, who shot just 5-for-18 in the first half, scored five straight to start the second half in extending the lead to 11-4. They enjoyed another 5-0 run in the latter half of the period to seal the win. All 17 UC Davis field players saw action during the game, as did all three Aggie goalkeepers. After three saves in 46:36 of play, starting goalie Hilary Harkins gave way to freshman Alyssa Cranska. She then turned the cage duties over to Kjersten Nordmeyer, who made her collegiate debut by posting a save in the 58th minute.

Defensively, Aggie sophomore Molly Peterson tallied four caused turnovers with four ground balls. McMahon also compiled a solid overall statistical line, recording three steals and three draw controls to go with her offensive contributions.

UC Davis takes a break for final examinations then returns to action for a March 26-30 road trip at Le Moyne, Canisius, and Connecticut.

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Davis, Calif. – The Long Island University women's lacrosse team stumbled in the second half and fell to UC-Davis, 17-6, on Monday afternoon at Aggie Stadium. The Blackbirds trailed by just two goals at halftime before the Aggies pulled away for the victory in the second period. Junior Allison Funk (Lumberton, N.J.) and sophomore Kristina Scheerer (West Chester, Pa.) each scored two goals for LIU.

Long Island (1-4) fell behind just 1:54 in the game, but quickly responded to take a 2-1 lead. Sophomore Christie Wienckowski (Newton Square, Pa.) converted a free position shot for her team-leading eighth goal of the season and Funk followed with another free position shot to give the Blackbirds an early lead.

UC-Davis (3-5) took the lead right back with a pair of goals to make it 3-2 at the 9:58 mark. Funk's second goal of the day tied the score at the 11:17 mark, but consecutive goals by Katie McMahon gave the Aggies a 5-3 lead they never relinquished. Scheerer got LIU within a goal, but Katie McGovern's second of the day at the 29:44 mark gave UC-Davis a 6-4 halftime lead.

The Aggies continued their scoring run in the second half, scoring five goals in the first 9:26 to push the lead to 11-4. Scheerer scored her second of the day to end LIU's scoring drought, but UC-Davis rattled off five more unanswered goals to make it 16-5. Freshman Sara LaNoir (Queensbury, N.Y.) scored her first collegiate goal with 5:46 to play, making it 16-6, but the Aggies added a score just over a minute later to account for the final tally.

Senior Xiomara Garcia (Pottstown, Pa.) led LIU with five groundballs and caused two turnovers. Wienckowski forced four turnovers as well in a solid defensive effort. Freshman Kimberly Bostwick (East Northport, N.Y.) turned away nine shots, but the Blackbirds were outshot, 34-14 on the day.

The Blackbirds return to action on Saturday, March 22, when they open Northeast Conference play at Central Connecticut State at 1:00 p.m.

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