Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/25/24
From Press Releases
Junior Tori DiCarlo (Radnor) scored a career-high seven goals to lead the No. 17 Navy women’s lacrosse team (4-0) to an 18-9 victory over Villanova (2-2) on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The seven goals tied for the second-most goals scored in a game in program history.
“It was a great win for Navy women’s lacrosse,” said legendary Navy head coach Cindy Timchal (Haverford High) said after the game. “We came out strong, which we have been doing that since the beginning of the season. There was a little let down in the start of the second half, heading into the third quarter, but we have dedicated this season to excellence and effort. For this team to come together and play with poise and energy and really love each other; I am proud of the effort and all the team members. Villanova is a great team that provided us the opportunity to step out onto the field and excel today.”
Navy’s offense finished the game with 18 goals on 35 shots, including 25 on goal.
DiCarlo found the back of the net seven times on 10 shots to lead the team. It was the second most goals scored in a game by a Midshipmen and the most by a Navy player since Ava Yovino tied the program record with eight goals against Mount St. Mary’s last season.
Junior attacker Sydney Pappas led Villanova (2-2) with six goals and became the tenth Wildcat ever to score 100 goals in a career and the first to reach the milestone in her junior season. Defender Cailin Harrington (Owen J. Roberts) had two groundballs and a caused turnover on defense.
Penn 11, Johns Hopkins 10
The No. 14 Quakers (2-0) battled No. 12 Johns Hopkins on at Franklin Field, earning a one-goal victory over the Blue Jays for the second straight season.
*For the second straight game, Erika Chung led the Penn offense with five points on two goals and three assists. Niki Miles and Catherine Berkery each put together four-goal performances to pace the scoring effort. It’s Miles’ second consecutive game with at least three goals, now up to seven through two games. Izzy Rohr (Episcopal Academy) had a groundball, a caused turnover and a draw control for the Quakers.
Goalie Madison Doucette (Unionville) posted 14 saves for the Blue Jays.
Princeton 18, Penn State 13
McKenzie Blake (Haddonfield) had five goals in the game for the Tigers (1-1) – her fifth of the game giving her 100 career points – while also winning a career-high eight draw controls, and adding a caused turnover and a grounbball.Princeton turned on the jets and slammed the door on No. 22 Penn State, putting together a 9-0 run over the game’s final 19:27 to turn a 13-9 deficit into an 18-13 win in Happy Valley.
The Tigers held the Nittany Lions (2-2) scoreless over the game’s final 20:14, with Amelia Hughes making four key saves in the fourth quarter to allow her offense to go to work and stun the Nittany Lions. Kristin O’Neill had four goals for the Lions.
