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WLAX
Abel Austin
5
John Carroll JOHN CAR 16-3, 6-1
21
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 19-0, 9-0
John Carroll JOHN CAR
16-3, 6-1
5
Final
21
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
19-0, 9-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
John Carroll JOHN CAR 0 2 2 1 5
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 9 5 5 2 21

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Women's Lacrosse Breezes Past John Carroll In Second Round Of NCAA Tournament

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The No. 14 St. John Fisher women's lacrosse team took command early and never looked back in a dominant 21-5 victory over John Carroll in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Sunday at Growney Stadium. 

The Cardinals, who had a first-round bye, tied the program's single-season wins record and stayed perfect (19-0) with the victory. John Carroll, which beat Grove City 15-5 in the first round on Saturday, finished its season 16-3. 

Fisher will face No. 7 Salisbury in the third round of the NCAA Tournament next Saturday. A start time and host site will be announced later. 

"This team just loves each other," head coach Linda Michele said after the game. "They work together, they hang out together, they are best friends. The culture here is so important to our success. All 39 of our players contribute to our success." 

Four players recorded six points or more for the Cardinals, who reached 350 goals for the season in the victory, a program record. Sophomore Chelsea Lopata led the team with eight points on four goals and four assists, while junior Kaley Griffin (five goals, one assist) and seniors Mary Fiorentino (four goals, two assists) and Emma Biel (four goals, two assists) all had six points.

Junior defender Maddie Lowney became the third player in program history to reach 100 career caused turnovers with four in the contest. 

How It Happened 

  • The Cardinals put the game out of reach with nine unanswered goals in the first 15 minutes of action. Fiorentino accounted for three of those goals, while Biel and Griffin each scored twice. Lopata and senior Hanna Kumpf contributed to the scoring with a goal apiece. 

  • All of those players scored a goal in the second quarter as the Cardinals pushed their lead to 14-2. Lopata tallied each of her four assists in the first half. 

  • The Cardinals continued to pour it on in the third quarter, scoring five more times to extend their lead to 19-4. Senior Farrah Zalla got in on the scoring in the quarter. 

  • Lopata and junior Sydney Closinski added two more tallies for Fisher in the fourth quarter. 

Game Notes

  • The Cardinals are the only undefeated team left in Division III after Sewanee, previously 17-0, lost to Washington and Lee on Sunday. 

  • The Cardinals' 21 goals marked the second most by a team in Fisher history in an NCAA Tournament contest. 

  • The Cardinals improved their NCAA Tournament record to 11-14 (10-12 under head coach Michele). 

  • Lowney has 42 caused turnovers this season, tied for the program's single-season record. Laurie Quackenbush had 42 back in 2008. 

  • Lopata has the third-most assists (42) by a Fisher player in a single season. 

  • Lopata has tallied at least six points in each of Fisher's last five contests. She has 34 total points on 11 goals and 23 assists in that span. 

  • Fiorentino needs just one more point to become the seventh player in program history to reach 200. 

  • The Cardinals controlled 21 of the 28 draws in the contest, with Lowney winning a career-best 10 of them. Griffin recorded seven draw controls. 

  • Lowney has won 186 career draw controls, the fifth most by a player in Fisher history. 

  • The Cardinals scored on all five of their free-position shots. Biel and Griffin each scored twice on free position attempts. 

Up Next

Fisher will face Salisbury in the third round of the NCAA DIII Tournament next Saturday, May 17.

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