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Bucknell Women's Lacrosse Drops Non-League Game at Drexel, 17-6
4/3/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
April 3, 2007
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - For the second straight game the Bucknell women's lacrosse squad was victimized by a tough second half, as Drexel scored 11 times after intermission to defeat the Bison 17-6 on Monday afternoon. Bonnie Buechel (South Orange, N.J./Columbia) scored three goals for the Bison, who fell to 4-6, while Drexel improved to 7-2 behind four goals each from Kerry Kelly and Jessica Bill.
The Bison scored first when Chelsea Peters (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) tallied off a feed from Sarah Collins (Goldens Bridge, N.Y./John Jay) just 1:51 into the game. Paige Kasschau (Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side) tied the game at 3-3 with 14:32 left in the half, but Drexel proceeded to scored the next nine goals.
Kelly scored twice and Emily Hoesch once to give the hosts a 6-3 halftime lead, and Kelly scored just 14 seconds into the second half to ignite the Dragons' surge. By the time Mariana Uribe scored the first of her three second-half goals with 19:24 remaining, Drexel had a 12-3 lead.
Alison Heffernan (Malvern, Pa./Agnes Irwin School) ended the run with 17:53 left, and Buechel added two more late goals for the Bison, but they could not get the margin closer than nine the rest of the way.
Buechel had a solid all-around game, adding four draw controls and three caused turnovers to her three goals. She now has a team-high 23 tallies on the season and extended her point-scoring streak to 14 games.
Lauren Deitrich (Collegeville, Pa./Hill School) also had a strong outing, compiling a game-high five draw controls along with three caused turnovers and an assist.
Bison goalie Katie Hartsock (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) faced 43 shots and made nine saves, while Drexel's Lauren LaBella made nine saves before getting an early rest. Bucknell finished with 19 shots.
Next up for the Bison is a key Patriot League contest against defending conference champion Holy Cross on Saturday at noon at Graham Field.
