Rams Fall to York College
York - 17, Farmingdale State - 6
York, Pa. - The York College women's lacrosse
team used a 13-goal first half to defeat the Farmingdale State Rams
in non-conference action on Saturday morning in York. The Spartans,
who celebrated their seven seniors prior to the game, improve to
9-4 overall while the Rams fall to 2-4. The Spartans have won four
straight, their longest win streak in school history while the nine
wins continues to raise that school record for victories in
season.
The Spartans began their offensive outburst early. Carla Thomas
(Ellicott City, Md./Howard) kicked off the scoring with a free
position goals just 1:51 into the game. That started a six-goal
outburst that covered the first 9:47 of the game to give York the
early advantage. Thomas and Lindsay Nixon (Westminster,
Md./Westminster) each got a pair of goals during the run while
seniors Alison Napolitano (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis Area Christian)
and Jaclyn VanLuit (New Freedom, Pa./Susquehannock) also scored
during the spurt.
After Farmingdale freshman midfielder Jaclyn Messina (Smithtown,
N.Y./Smithtown) got the Rams on the board on a free position shot
at the 19:57 mark, the Spartans scored three more goals as
Napolitano got a pair while Nixon tallied her third of the game.
Farmingdale received a goal from freshman midfielder Alecia
Fuschetto (Melville, N.Y./Hills East) to cut the Spartan lead to
9-2. The green and white responded with three more goals as
Napolitano, Kaitlin Davis (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's), and Nixon
scored, pushing the York lead to 12-2. The two teams each scored a
goal in the final three minutes of the game as York took a 13-3
break to the intermission.
The second half lacked some of the offensive punch but York was
able to get significant playing time for the entire team. The
Spartans outscored the Rams 4-3 in the second half for their final
margin of victory.
The Spartans were led by Napolitano and Nixon. Napolitano
had five goals as she now has 46 for the year as she went over the
100 career point plateau at York College. Napolitano now has 104
career points on 66 goals and 38 assists in her sterling two year
career at York. Nixon added four goals and one assist as she made
the most of 2008 senior day. VanLuit, Thomas, and Molly Kerrigan
(Bel Air, Md./Institute of Notre Dame) each contributed a pair of
goals for the Spartan offense.
Fuschetto and Messina led the Rams with two goals each. Sophomore
midfielder Jennifer Jung (New Hyde Park, N.Y./Herricks) and
sophomore defender Monica Grisales (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) each
added one goal for Farmingdale.
Anne Feustle (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) went the distance in net
for the Spartans as she registered two saves in earning the win.
Senior goalkeeper Janine Forman (Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge)
suffered the loss but made 20 saves for the Rams.
The Spartans finished the game outshooting their guests 45-14
while they also held a 30-18 edge in ground balls. York won 13 of
the 25 draw controls while the Rams committed 26 turnovers, 17 of
which were caused by the green and white.
The Rams will host Vassar College on Tuesday, April 8th at 4:00 p.m.
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(Story by York Sports Information)