Box Score

IMMACULATA, Pa. - On a sunny and cold Thursday afternoon, the Immaculata University women's lacrosse team (1-1) welcomed the Wilkes University Colonels (0-1) to Draper Walsh Stadium for a non-conference contest that saw the Mighty Macs earn their first win of the season by a final score of 14-9.
 
In the first half, the Colonels opened up the scoring two minutes into the half when Jessyca Held took an assist from Kyra Boccio to put the Colonels up, 1-0. The Mighty Macs answered back one minute later when Nicole Dominick scored to tie the score at one goal apiece.  A Layne Kennedy goal from Rosemarie Reitman put the Mighty Macs ahead, 2-1, at the 24:11 mark, and Immaculata led the rest of the game.
 
Hannah Verrecchia would end the first half scoring three goals, Dominick and Kennedy chipped in two goals apiece. Brittany Whaley and Meredith Katona added one goal each to help lead the Macs to a 9-6 halftime advantage.
 
Meanwhile, the Colonels were led by Samantha Lawlor who scored five goals of her own by the break.
 
In the second half, it was more of the same Immaculata scored another five goals to put the game out of reach. The Mighty Macs would open the scoring with 22 minutes left in the game as Kennedy broke through off an assist from Olivia Carter. Wilkes answered back a few minutes later when Lawlor scored one of her eight goals on the day to make the score 10-7.
 
The Macs scored again when Reitman took an assist from Verrecchia to make it 11-7 before Wilkes would score back-to-back goals both from Lawlor to make the score 11-9. This is as close as the Colonels would get as the Macs scored three unanswered goals to end the game. Kennedy got on the board twice more and Reitman chipped in one goal to put the game out of reach, 14-9.
 
Kennedy finished the game with five goals and one assist for six points. Verrecchia had three goals and two assists for five points. Dominick and Reitman each had a pair of tallies, and Reitman added the one assist. Katona finished with three points on one goal and two assists.
 
Immaculata freshman goalie Emily Schumann stood tall and made nine saves coming away with the victory. Her counterpart from Wilkes Sarah Carlini made 15 saves in the loss.
 
Schumann and Bailey Krewson led the Macs in groundballs with four apiece followed by a host of Mighty Macs including Kennedy, Whaley, Dominick, Katona, and Reitman, who all tallied three ground balls of their own. Krewson and Whaley caused Wilkes to turn the ball over four times each, and Whaley and Verrecchia also won six draw controls.
 
The Mighty Macs next game is Saturday, March 4, when they travel to Delaware Valley for a 1 p.m. start. Immaculata does not return home again until March 22 against Rutgers Camden in a 7 p.m. start at Draper Walsh Stadium.