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Bucknell Women's Lax Routs LIU 18-5 for First Win of 2007
3/12/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
March 12, 2007
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Freshmen Chelsea Peters (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) and Carol Donahue (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) scored four goals each and the Bucknell women's lacrosse team emphatically posted its first victory of the season, 18-5 over Long Island on an 80-degree evening in the Sunshine State.
Playing for the first time in nine days, the Bison also received three goals and an assist from sophomore Sarah Collins (Goldens Bridge, N.Y./John Jay) and improved to 1-3 on the season. LIU fell to 0-3.
Bucknell's lead was only 7-4 after the Blackbirds scored in the first 30 seconds of the second half, but the Bison rattled off 11 straight goals to turn it into a rout. LIU wouldn't score again until only three seconds remained in the contest.
While Peters, Donahue and Collins combined for 11 goals and two assists, five other Bison entered the scoring column as well. Junior Ashley Flood (Westfield, N.J./Lawrenceville) had two goals and an assist for her first three points of the season. Freshman Paige Kasschau (Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side) tallied her first career goal and also handed out an assist. Co-captains Lauren Kremer (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) and Lauren Deitrich (Collegeville, Pa./Hill School) along with sophomores Bonnie Buechel (South Orange, N.J./Columbia) and Katlyn Recchia (Towson, Md./Towson) tallied once apiece.
Deitrich was responsible for four of Bucknell's 19 caused turnovers in an outstanding team defensive effort. The Bison also won 19 of the 25 draw controls and picked up a season-high 27 ground balls. Freshman goalie Katie Hartsock (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) finished with nine saves.
The Bison are back in action on Saturday, taking on Duquesne at 1 p.m. in Pittsburgh.
