March 20, 2024
Hounds Rally Past FDU-Florham in Overtime
MADISON, N.J. --- The Moravian University women’s lacrosse team rallied from a five-goal second quarter deficit to record an 18-17 overtime victory at FDU-Florham in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon.
Moravian University
3-4
18
FDU-Florham
2-3
17
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
|
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5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
FDU-Florham
G:
Julianna Medina
- 7
A:
3 Players
(#2,
#7,
#28)
- 2
Sv:
Alison Kozik
- 8
GB:
4 Players
(#5,
#16,
#24,
#33)
- 2
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Moravian University | FDU-Florham |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 42 | 30 |
| Ground Balls | 13 | 11 |
| Saves | 6 | 8 |
| Clears | 10-10 | 14-10 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 13 |
| Draw Controls | 22 | 17 |
| Free Position Shots | 2-6 | 2-5 |
MADISON, N.J. --- The Moravian University women's lacrosse team rallied from a five-goal second quarter deficit to record an 18-17 overtime victory at FDU-Florham in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon.
How It Happened
- The Devils scored the first three goals of the contest before junior midfielder Madi Dippel got the Greyhounds on the scoreboard. Junior midfielder Alex Cherenson netted a goal to pull the Hounds within a goal at 3-2, but FDU-Florham scored twice to put the edge back at three goals. Junior attack Jackie Salvatore found the goal with just under a minute and a half to play in the opening quarter as the Devils led 5-3 after 15 minutes of action
- FDU-Florham ran off three straight goals to begin the second period to stretch its advantage to 8-3. Salvatore tallied a goal before the Devils scored again. Freshman midfielder Bailey Leatherman scored for Moravian while Dippel netted a goal with just two seconds left in the half as the squads headed to the intermission with the Devils leading 9-6
- The Greyhounds began the second half with two goals from Cherenson and one from sophomore midfielder Victoria Salica to knot the match at 9-9 with ten and a half minutes to play in the third quarter. FDU-Florham scored twice to move back ahead by a pair of goals before Leatherman netted a goal. After the Devils scored, the Blue & Grey ran off three straight goals with two from freshman attack Melissa Elefonte and one by Dippel as the Hounds led 13-12. FDU-Florham added a late goal, however, Salica found the net with just eight seconds left in the quarter to give Moravian a 14-13 edge after 45 minutes of play
- Salvatore scored the first goal of the fourth quarter to push the Greyhounds' advantage to 15-13, but the Devils countered with a pair of goals to knot the match at 15-15. Freshman midfielder Reagan Reiner put Moravian back on top, 16-15, with 8:13 left in the contest. FDU-Florham countered with two goals to move ahead 17-16 before Dippel tied the contest with 3:49 remaining to force overtime
- Salvatore needed just 41 seconds to score on a free position shot for the victory
Inside the Numbers
- Moravian had seven players record a point with Salvatore contributing four goals and two assists to go with eight draw controls
- Dippel also netted four goals to go along with an assist, seven draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers while Cherenson scored a hat trick with six draw controls and two ground balls
- Elefonte and Leatherman each had two goals and an assist while Salica registered two goals
- Reiner scored once to go with two ground balls
- Sophomore goalie Kayla Graef made six saves for the Hounds
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Saturday, March 23 at Wilkes University, 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, March 28 at Susquehanna University, 5:00 p.m.
