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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Women’s Lacrosse vs Johns Hopkins
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11
CIN CIN 7-5
16
Winner Georgetown GU 5-4
CIN CIN
7-5
11
Final
16
Georgetown GU
5-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
CIN CIN 6 2 2 1 11
Georgetown GU 7 3 4 2 16

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Women’s Lacrosse Defeats Cincinnati 16-11

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team (5-4) remains undefeated against Cincinnati after defeating the Bearcats (7-6) 16-11 on Cooper Field on Friday afternoon. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gracie Driggs got the scoring started with a goal at 13:45 mark to put the Hoyas up 1-0. The Bearcats responded a minute later with a goal from Paige Counts. GU went on a three-goal scoring run led by Driggs with two to earn a 4-1 lead. Cincinnati closed the gap to gain its first lead of the evening (5-4) after going on a four-goal run. Emma Gebhardt and Sophia Loschert each notched one goal to give GU a one-goal advantage (6-5) but Paige Selhorn tied the contest at the two-minute mark. In the final minute of the first quarter, Driggs capitalized on a player-up opportunity to give the Hoyas a one-goal lead (7-6) to start the second. 
  • Anne McGovern and Rileigh Meyer each notched a goal to keep the momentum going for GU in the second quarter. Selhorn scored her second goal of the afternoon to bring UC within two (9-7.) In the last six minutes of the quarter, the Hoyas and Bearcats exchanged goals giving GU a 10-8 lead at halftime. 
  • Georgetown came out strong in the third quarter with three-straight goals to lead 13-8. Camryn Callaghan responded for UC at the 3:49 mark with a free-position goal. At the 1:10 mark, Driggs notched her fifth goal of the afternoon to regain the Hoyas five-goal lead (14-9). The Bearcats were able to find the back of the net with three seconds remaining to end the third quarter down by four. 
  • After a scoreless opening 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, Selhorn found the back of the net for the Bearcats. Hanna Bishop scored two consecutive goals assisted by Annie McGovern to secure a 16-11 victory for the Hoyas. 
OF NOTE
  • McGovern led the offense with eight points (3G, 5A) while Driggs led with a career-high of six goals. 
  • McGovern went 3-3 in free-position attempts. 
  • Meyer and Bishop each notched two goals while Emma Gebhardt, Sophia Loschert and Rosie McCarthy each recorded one. 
  • At the circle, Driggs led with nine draw controls followed by Meyer and Lily Athanas with five each. 
  • GU outshot UC 33-26. 
  • The Hoyas commanded the circle going 20-9 in draw controls. 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will hit the road next Saturday, March 29 to begin conference play at Denver. Opening draw is scheduled for 1 p.m. EST at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
 
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