CAMDEN, N.J.- The Mighty Mac women's lacrosse team trailed 10-8 heading to the locker room at half, but they broke out in a big way in the second half, dominating the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors (2-9), 11-3, after the break on their way to a program-record eighth straight victory, 19-13.
 
In the process, senior Hannah Verrecchia became the all-time leader in goals scored in a career at Immaculata with 171 after three tonight to go along with four assists.  Verrecchia now needs just three more points to have the most points in school history as well, both previous record were held by Danielle Lopez.
 
Sophomore Layne Kennedy, senior Brittany Whaley, and freshman Maura Murray all had three goals and one assist, while senior Rosemarie Reitman had three goals and two assists.  Senior Nicole Dominick had two goals while senior Olivia Carter and sophomore Anna DiDonato each had a goal.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Macs started slow as the Scarlet Raptors scored the first three goals before Kennedy got on the board from Verrecchia seven minutes into the game
-The Scarlet Raptor lead swelled to four goals at 5-1 and after the Macs cut it to 5-3 following goals by goals by Dominick and Murray, Rutgers-Camden extended it back to 8-3 with 7:43 left in the half
-The Macs then scored five of the final seven goals of the period, including the record-breaking goal by Verrecchia with 1:48 to go, and the Macs trailed 10-8 at the break
-The Macs took their first lead of the game after halftime as Reitman, Whaley, and Kennedy scored consecutively to make it 11-10 just 7:36 into the second half
-The score would be tied at 11-11 and 12-12, but four straight goals from Reitman, two by Murray and one by Carter gave IU some breaking room at 16-12 with 10:12 left
-The Scarlet Raptors halted the run, but Reitman, Whaley and Kennedy polish off the 19-13 win
 
TEAM COMPARISON
-The Macs led in shots, 38-33, while both teams were nearly equal in turnovers with the Macs turning it over 22 times and the Raptors doing so 23
-The Macs had an advantage in the faceoff circle with 21 draw controls to 13 for Rutgers-Camden
-The Macs were 21-of-23 on clears for the game and a perfect 11-for-11 in the second half
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Goals: Verrecchia/Kennedy/Whaley/Murray/Reitman 3
-Assists: Verrecchia 4, Reitman 2
-Points: Verrecchia 7, Reitman 5, Kennedy/Whaley/Murray 4
-Junior Lex Goerlach made 12 stops in the cage
-Carter led the team with eight draw controls and four groundballs, and Verrecchia had a team-high three caused turnovers
 
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will host Hood at 4 p.m. on Thursday in their regular season finale in search of their ninth straight win