Box Score LEXINGTON, VA – The #8 York College women's lacrosse team opened their 2018 campaign in impressive fashion as the Spartans downed Montclair State University 15-4 on an overcast Sunday afternoon in York. Sophomore Meghan Fox scored York's first four goals of the game and the Spartans would cruise from there.
The game was the first women's lacrosse game on the new Kinsley Field playing surface.
Game #1
Final Score: #8 York 15, Montclair State 4
Records: #8 York 1-0, MSU 0-1
Shots: York 35, MSU 13
Shots on Goal: York 28, MSU 7
Saves: York 3, MSU 13
Draw Controls: York 12, MSU 9
Ground Balls: York 23, MSU 13
Turnovers: York 15, MSU 24
Caused Turnovers: York 10, MSU 5
Fouls: York 19, MSU 16
How it Happened:
• Montclair opened the scoring as Chelsea Orban fired a low shot into the goal on the Red Hawks first possession and first shot of the year as the guests gained the early advantage. The Spartans would answer back but it took almost ten minutes as they peppered the Montclair goal only to have goalie Amanda Maguire turn the Spartans away as MSU hung onto the lead.
• The Spartans finally got on the board with 17:29 left in the first half as Skye Slater drove towards the goal and delivered an easy pass to Meghan Fox who promptly deposited the ball into the back of the net, tying the game at one. Fox made it 2-1 just over two and a half minutes later as she scored an unassisted goal.
• Fox kept the Spartan offense humming as she made it 3-1 with a third goal with 7:46 left in the opening half. Devin Hursey then lined up for a free position attempt and found Fox on the doorstep for the simple goal as the Spartan offense continued to pressure the Montclair defense. Fox built on her natural hat trick with her fourth goal of the game as she notched a finish on a free position shot as the Spartans took the three-goal lead to the half.
• The Spartans got off to a very quick start in the second half as Jordan Conley found Regan Cook for the opening tally of the half a mere 57 seconds into the stanza as York's lead grew to 5-1. Senior Melissa Meehling got into the scoring act with an unassisted goal just over a minute and a half later, pushing York's lead to 6-1. Junior Caitlin Rankin increased the Spartan lead by another goal as she scored off a feed from freshman Juliana Greco with 24:25 left in the game.
• The Spartan offense kept right on rolling as Jordan Conley, Rankin, and Baleigh Bradley each scored in the next four minutes as the Spartan lead ballooned to 10-1 with 20 minutes remaining in the second half.
• Rankin scored her third goal of the second half to push the York lead past ten. The Red Hawks ended York's 11 goal run with a Rhiannon Brown goal with 18:21 left in the second half. Montclair made it two straight goals as Megan Mahlstadt registered a man-up goal with 17:15 left in the game as they started to wrestle away a little of the momentum from York. Hursey ended the MSU run with an unassisted goal with 14:42 left to give York a 12-3 lead. Junior Claudia DiVenti pushed the lead back to ten on her first goal of the year. Fox had the assist on the DiVenti goal. DiVenti netted a second straight goal, this time it was unassisted as the York lead stood at 14-3 with just under eight minutes left in the game.
• Freshman Madison Marciniak notched her first collegiate goal with 3:05 left in the game. Orban notched her second goal of the game for the Red Hawks to close out the scoring.
Spartan Leaders:
Meghan Fox: 4 goals, 2 assists, 6 points, 2 ground balls, 1-for-1 FP
Caitlin Rankin: 3 goals, 1 assist, 4 points, 1 ground ball
Devin Hursey: 1 goal, 1 assist
Nicole Clauter: 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers, 2 draw controls
Alexis Hart: 5 draw controls, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
Kayleigh Phillips: 4 draw controls, 1 ground ball
Red Hawks Leaders:
Chelsea Orban: 2 goals, 3 shots
Meghan Mahlstadt: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points
Layla Issa: 1 goal, 2 draw controls, 1 ground ball
Goalie Comparison:
Charlotte Wright (YCP): 45:18 minutes played, 3 goals against, 3 saves (Win, 1-0)
Abby Smith (YCP): 14:42 minutes played, 1 goal against, 0 saves
Amanda Maguire (MSU): 38:23 minutes played, 10 goals against, 12 saves (Loss, 0-1)
Allyn Lilien (MSU): 21:37 minutes played, 5 goals against, 1 save
Game Notes:
The Spartans are 9-2 in season openers under head coach Jen Muston … York is 10-3 overall in season openers … York has won its last three opening day opponents by a combined score of 44-12 … sophomore Meghan Fox, the reigning CAC Rookie of the Year, set a new career high with her six points while her four goals ties her career high set last February against Dickinson … senior goalie Charlotte Wright earned her 30th career victory for the Spartans in her 42nd career game … sophomore Alexis Hart set new career highs with two ground balls, five draw controls and tied a career high with one caused turnover … junior Caitlin Rankin set a pair of new career highs with four points on three goals … York put 28 of their 35 shots on goal in the win.
Up Next:
The Spartans return to action on Wednesday, February 28 when they host nationally ranked Franklin & Marshall College in a key non-conference contest at Kinsley Field. Game time is set for a 4:00 pm first draw.
