Late Goal Lifts Spiders to 9-8 Win Over Davidson

Friday, April 13

Davidson, NC

6PM

University of Richmond

11-2, 5-0 A-10

Davidson

7-6, 2-3 A-10

Richmond

Davidson

04/13/2018 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

DAVIDSON, N.C. – The University of Richmond women's lacrosse team took things down to the wire on Friday night in a defensive battle.

Katie Sciandra's fourth goal of the game proved to be the difference maker, as the junior scored with just 2:14 remaining in the game to lead the Spiders to a 9-8 road win over Davidson.

Sciandra started the scoring for the Spiders, logging two goals in the opening minutes to jumpstart the offense. She then assisted Madison Ostrick to extend the lead, before Katie Trainer scored off of a quick pass from Rachel Ziemba for an early four-goal advantage.

The Wildcats used a timeout to spark a run of their own, scoring twice in the next three minutes to cut the lead in half. Kim Egizi would score to make it 5-2, but another Davidson goal before the end of the half sent the Spiders into the break with a 5-3 lead.

Davidson opened the second half with another goal, but two quick scores from Ziemba and Egizi gave the Spiders some breathing room. Egizi's second goal of the day was the 229th point of her career, putting her in a three-way tie for third all-time at Richmond.

The two teams would trade goals again, as Sciandra scored her third of the day for the hat trick, but Davidson would not go away, scoring three in a row to tie the game at 8-8.

With just over two minutes to play, Sciandra was fouled to earn a free position attempt, and sent the ball past Davidson's Delaney Guhman for the eventual game-winner.

Julie Ball led the Spiders with five draw controls, while she and Carolyn Chambers both caused a game-high three turnovers. Five Spiders finished the game with three ground balls.

The Spiders have a quick turnaround, as they will now travel home to host George Mason on Sunday afternoon. Game time at Robins Stadium is set for 1 p.m.