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Women's Lacrosse survives Cabrini rally, 14-12

Women's Lacrosse survives Cabrini rally, 14-12

RADNOR, Pa. – The Ursinus College women’s lacrosse team ran its win streak to four on Saturday morning, as the Bears (4-1) defeated Cabrini (2-3) 14-12 in non-conference play.

The Bears survived a Cavaliers rally, who came back from six goals down to cut the deficit to one. The Cavaliers would eventually take the lead with 13:22 left in regulation, but Ursinus scored four straight goals over the next 12:30 to put the game out of reach.

For Ursinus, sophomore midfielder Emily Diehl (Lebanon, N.J./Voorhees) had four goals and an assist with junior midfielder Emily Hummel (Lumberton, N.J./Moorestown Friends) and junior attack Lindsay Urban (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) scoring three goals each. Senior midfielder Elizabeth Cannon (Garrison, N.Y./James I. O’Neil) and sophomore midfielder Kim Peifer (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) each had two assists.

After trailing just 2:12 in, the Bears scored eight of the next nine goals to take an 8-2 lead with 5:09 left in the first half. Cabrini, however, scored three goals in the final 1:48 to cut the Ursinus lead to 8-5 at the half.

In the second half, Cabrini’s streak continued as the Cavaliers cut the deficit to 8-7 with 22:30 left. The Bears would scored at 21:09 on a goal by Diehl assisted by senior attack Amy Sezack (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) Cabrini would answer back with two more goals, but, the Bears would retake the lead on a free position goal by Hummel with 16:13 left.

Cabrini then scored the next two goals to take an 11-10 lead with 13:22 left. Diehl’s goal with 8:27 left on an assist from freshman attack Meghan Morley (West Chester, Pa./Westtown) tied the score at 11-11, with Urban scoring 2:20 later to give the Bears a 12-11 lead. Hummel’s second goal of the half, with 5:18 left on a Diehl assist, proved to be the game-winner.

Defensively, junior defender Kim Johnson (Sewell, N.J/Clearview Regional) picked up four groundballs, while junior midfielder Hannah Kuranz (Dallas, Texas/Sanford) had six draw controls. Junior midfielder Allison Furman (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown) had two draw controls in the win.

In goal, senior goalkeeper Alex McBride (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township) had ten saves.