Women's Lacrosse | 4/25/2010 4:44:00 PM
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ONEONTA, NY -- The RIT women's lacrosse team finished the regular season with a 17-3 win over Hartwick College on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers finish the regular season with an 11-4 overall record and 6-2 in the Empire 8.
RIT finishes in a tie for third with Nazareth in the Empire 8 standings, but will have the third seed in the upcoming Empire 8 Tournament based on the win over Nazareth earlier in the season.
The Tigers opened the game on Sunday scoring the first six goals and led 9-1 at the half. #
Danielle Previ (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) had three goals in the first half to pace a potent Tigers offense. (Palmyra, NY/Palmyra-Macedon)Rebecca Lampson (Penn Yan, NY/Penn Yan Academy) had a pair of first-half goals and (Palmyra, NY/Palmyra-Macedon)Eileen Hennigan (Liverpool, NY/Christian Brothers Academy)# had a goal and an assist.
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Shelby Vakiener (Fairport, NY/Fairport) scored five of her career-high six goals in the second half. (Palmyra, NY/Palmyra-Macedon)Allyson Pisher (Holley, NY/Holley)# and Lampson each had a goal and an assist in the second half for RIT.
RIT out shot Hartwick 42-11 and grabbed 33 ground balls. The Tigers went 3-for-6 on free position attempts and were 12-of-16 on clearing attempts.
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Katelyn Crane (Palmyra, NY/Palmyra-Macedon)# picked up her tenth win of the season making four saves.
RIT will face Stevens in the Empire 8 tournament semifinals on Saturday, April 8 at 2 pm in Ithaca, New York. The winner will face the winner between top-seed Ithaca and Nazareth in the championship game on Sunday, April 9 at noon.
