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11
Swarthmore SWARTHMO 0-1, 0-0
12
Winner Widener WIDENER 1-0, 0-0
Swarthmore SWARTHMO
0-1, 0-0
11
Final
12
Widener WIDENER
1-0, 0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Swarthmore SWARTHMO 5 4 1 1 11
Widener WIDENER 4 1 4 3 12

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Lynch Scores Five in 12-11 Win Over Swarthmore

CHESTER, Pa. – Claire Lynch and Madison Warlow lead a third quarter charge to down Swarthmore in the season opener for the third ever win in program history.
 
The 12-11 final opens the season 1-0 for the Pride.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Claire Lynch tied her career high five goals while shooting seven times.
  • Jessica Mantz scored a hat-trick.
  • Alyssa Ruggiero's defense caused two turnovers with three ground balls.
  • In the cage, Madison Warlow made eight saves in split time.
  • The Pride took 22 shots with 12 on target, led in saves with 11, and led on draw controls with 14.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Pride opened the season with a Mantz goal to take a 1-0 lead. With 9:10, Lynch picked up her first goal off a free position shot to tie the game at two. Lynch's second free position shot found the back of the cage to answer a Garnet goal. Gianna Scaliti won the preceding draw before turnovers occurred for both sides. Lynch's shot went high before Scaliti tied the game at four. The period ended with a 5-4 Swarthmore score.
     
  • A struggle for the Pride began to happen in the second as the Garnet took a 4-0 run to make the score 9-4 with 7:08 left. Regan Polacek picked up a huge save to give the Pride a good clear and an Alyssa Ruggiero goal. Two blocked Garnet shots ended the period with a score of 9-5 Swarthmore.
     
  • Warlow took over in the cage to open half. Jarliah Ferko would won the draw to give Ruggiero her second of the game. Warlow would see back-to-back saves to give Lynch her third of the game. The comeback began as Warlow made another back-to-back save. Maddie Stehman snagged a caused turnover for a fastbreak Ferko goal with 2:08 left. A late goal from Lynch would see a flying goal to cut the score to 10-9 with 15 minutes to play.
     
  • Momentum swung with Warlow snagging another save to give Mantz her second of the game. Back-to-back goals from the Pride would happen with Mantz and Lynch adding to their stat lines. A huge free position save with 1:20 left from Warlow and with under one another helped seal the game. A final timeout would run down the clock for a 11-10 season opener win.
UP NEXT
Widener heads to Haverford, Pa. to take on the 0-0 (0-0 Centennial) No. 18 Haverford Fords. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
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