It has been a tough season for Cabrini women’s lacrosse team as they look to secure their first win over their rival team Widener University. In each game over the last three years, they tied 1-1, but after losing twice to open their 2014 campaign Cabrini women’s lacrosse team scored its first win of the season. The Cavalier lacrosse team beat Widener University 15-13 at the Edith Robb Dixon Field.
Cabrini’s freshman Sasha Wozniak delivered her best performance when she secured the best seven goals of the day. This puts her up to a career high of eight points total. Lacie Doubet, a junior business major, leads Cavaliers scoring chart with 35 goals of her 41 career games. Doubet added three goals and one assist to her long list of goals scored throughout her career.
Doubet and Wozniak were the first to score for the Cavaliers tying the game. Allie Vallen secured her first career goal this season to help give the Cavaliers a strong lead in the first half. Goals came from Doubet (junior), Sarah Means (senior), and Sasha Wozniak (freshman).
Early in the second half Widener University was able to equalize by scoring four of their first five goals of the game. The Cavaliers with their never-say-die attitude took over the game as they answered Widener University as Melissa Scanzano, junior education major, scored her first two goals in the second half, followed by goals from Bree Thompson, senior liberal studies major, and Wozniak.
Wozniak and Scanzano extended the lead for the Cavaliers to 15-11 as Widener University shattered the three-goal run, which was scored earlier in the second half.
Cabrini College certainly did put on a brilliant performance as the overall shots were 41-30 with shots on target been 29-20. Wozniak led the Cavaliers with 12 total shots, including 11 on target, while Scanzano and Doubet fired nine each.
Thompson also joined Wozniak as he scooped a career high of nine ground balls joining Wozniak. Thompson and senior Erin McLaughlin with three draw controls each. Scanzano’s four draw controls led the club.
Junior Megan Decker caused four turnovers in her first action of the season, more than Thompson. Junior Megan Granata led Widener University with four goals and one assist, while senior Amy Albano and junior Mackenzie Lindquist paired two goals and assists.
Cabrini will be returning to action on Wednesday as the team looks to begin the Colonial States Athletic Conference play visit from Notre Dame (MD) University.
