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| Jamie Silverman (#24) led AU with 2 goals |
From our friends at AU Athletics...
In its final home game of the season, the American lacrosse team fell to Lehigh, 16-6, on Sunday afternoon at Jacobs Field.
Although the score was tied at 1-1 early in the contest, Lehigh (8-7, 3-4 PL) was able to take advantage of its free-position opportunities in the first half to extend its lead to 8-3 with less than five minutes remaining in the period.
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| Terese Buechli (#21) scores her 21st goal of the season |
Junior Terese Buechli ended a 3-0 run by the Mountain Hawks with a free-position goal in the final minute of the first half, bringing American within a goal. However, the Eagles went cold after the break, going more than 20 minutes without a score to enable Lehigh to push its lead to double figures.
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| Junior M Olivia Mangan |
While American had a 14-9 advantage on draw controls won, the Eagles finished with 12 turnovers, compared to just six for the Mountain Hawks. In addition, Lehigh scored on 7-of-8 free-position shots, while AU converted on just 1-of-6.
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| Sarah Bootman's 6th goal tied the score at 1-1 |
The Eagles (4-11, 2-5 PL) were also penalized with seven yellow cards, leading to three man-up goals for the Mountain Hawks.
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| Jordan Harrington (#23) added a goal & 2 assists |
Senior Jordan Harrington, making her final appearance at Jacobs Field, led American's offense with a goal and two assists, while classmate Jamie Silverman added two goals.
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| Soph Madison Hoon (#9) on the attack |
For Lehigh, Allison LaBeau finished with four goals and two assists to lead the way, while Carli Sukonik added four tallies.
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| Junior M Terese Buechli |
The Eagles wrap up the regular season next Saturday, April 18, when they visit Colgate at 1 PM.
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| Senior A Jamie Silverman |
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