University of Richmond
Davidson
Women's Lacrosse Register 11-4 Win Over Davidson
03/21/2002 | Women's Lacrosse
March 21, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond sophomore attacker Polly Purcell (Ellicott City, Md.) led a balanced attack as the Spiders notched an 11-4 victory over Davidson College on Thursday afternoon at Crenshaw Field. Purcell, the only Richmond player to have scored in every contest this season, netted three goals and added five assists on the afternoon. The Spiders, ranked 21st in the latest LaxPower (March 20) power rankings, improved to 5-2 on the year. The Wildcats fall to 5-4, dropping their third straight.
The Spiders tallied the first goal of the contest, a Purcell strike, at the 10:15 mark and never looked back. Richmond went up 2-0 three minutes later when Purcell picked up the loose ball and fed to a driving Kristy Gallagher (Chatsworth, N.J.). The Wildcats cut into the lead when Sarah Otto pulled UR goalkeeper Kelly Johnson out of the box to net the visitor's first score. Richmond would then erupt from there. Spiders sophomore midfielder Jen Cielewich (Severna Park, Md.) won the ensuing draw and passed to Purcell who took off down the field, flipping the ball to sophomore Libby Berlacher (Villanova, Pa.) on the right side. Purcell would net her second score of the afternoon, a beautiful finger roll off the stick to lift UR to a 4-1 lead less than five minutes before the break. Berlacher and junior Katie Dolan (Towson, Md.) added two more scores before the half as did Davidson attacker Loren Seaton as the home team registered a 6-2 advantage at the break.
The Wildcats pulled to within three (6-3) after Otto converted her second goal less than a minute into the second half. Richmond would respond, again winning the ensuing draw. Berlacher drove the field, notching her first career hat trick. The 'Cats Seaton added her second goal of the day for the visitors at the 25:30 mark, Davidson's last score of the day. Richmond would score the next four straight goals, with Purcell assisting on three of them and scoring the other. Purcell found a streaking Alexis Brandolini (Berwyn, Pa.) at the 40:20 mark for an 8-4 lead. Richmond's leading scorer Carrie Aitken (Paxton, Mass.) netted her 16th and 17th goals of the year in the final 13 minutes to round out the Spiders scoring attack.
Team Scoring Davidson 2 2 - 4 Richmond 6 5 - 11
Individual (goal-assist): Richmond: Purcell 3-5, Berlacher 3-1, Aitken 2-0, Dolan 1-1, A. Brandolini 1-0, Gallagher 1-0. Davidson : Seaton 2-0, S. Otto 2-0, B. Otto 0-1.
Goalie Saves:Richmond- Johnson -5 /Nussbaum-12 Ground Balls: Richmond- 24 Davidson -22 Caused Turnovers: Richmond- 14 Davidson- 5 Turnovers: Richmond-9 Davidson-18 Draw Controls: Richmond 12 Davidson-5
