Games of Note
Penn State Off to Best Start Since 1993
No. 7 Penn State edged Cornell 9-8 to open the season 5-0 for the first time since 1993. Steph Lazo had a goal and two assists on Penn State’s first four goals, helping the Nittany Lions to an early 4-1 lead. No. 17 Cornell scored three straight to tie the game 4-4, but the Nittany Lions went on another 4-1 run and held on to win. Lazo finished with a goal and four assists and Madison Carter and Abby Smucker each had two goals. Catherine Ellis and Sarah Phillips each had two goals for Cornell (1-1).
Condon Outscores Hopkins in Penn Win
Alex Condon outscored Johns Hopkins all by herself as No. 9 Penn beat the Blue Jays 10-7 behind eight goals from its junior midfielder. Condon netted her eight goals on just nine shots and also added a pair of caused turnovers to lead the Quakers (2-0). After Haley Schweizer opened the scoring for No. 13 Johns Hopkins, Condon scored four straight goals to put the Quakers up 4-1. Penn led 5-3 at the half, but Hopkins opened the second half with four straight goals to take a 7-5 lead. Caroline Cummings stopped the run for Penn, scoring with 19:04 left and then Condon ripped off three straight goals to give Penn the lead again. Schweizer led Hopkins (3-1) with five goals.
Princeton Dominates Virginia
In a game that took over six and a half hours from beginning to end due to a weather delay, No. 10 Princeton dominated Virginia 17-10 in Charlottesville, Va. Olivia Hompe led Princeton (2-0) with six goals, but she had plenty of help. Colby Chanenchuk had four goals and three assists, Tess D’Orsi had four goals and an assist, and Ellie DeGarmo made 13 saves. Kelly Reese led Virginia (1-2) with three goals.
'Cuse Cruises Past UMass
Ten different players scored goals, led by freshman Emily Hawryschuk with three, as No. 6 Syracuse downed Massachusetts 17-8. The Orange are now 4-0 for the season. Kiley Anderson led UMass (1-3) with four goals.
Klaes-Bawcome Sets JMU Record
No. 18 James Madison rolled to its fourth straight win, beating High Point 15-4, as Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe became the winningest coach in JMU history with 119 career victories. Bawcombe, who tied the mark in a win over Connecticut at US Lacrosse last weekend, passed her former coach Dee McDonough.
“The thing that Shelley embraces that is so important is she wants to win but is also invested in her student-athletes. It’s something we tried to do a long time ago,” McDonough said. “I’m so proud of Shelley, she’s embraced that and it’s part of her being. Her athletes love her for it and I just couldn’t be prouder.”
Division I Top 20 Scoreboard
No. 2 Maryland 13, No. 1 North Carolina 10
No. 6 Syracuse 17, Massachusetts 8
No. 7 Penn State 9, No. 17 Cornell 8
No. 9 Penn 10, No. 13 Johns Hopkins 7
No. 10 Princeton 17, Virginia 10
No. 18 James Madison 15, High Point 4
Division II
LIU Post 15, Pace 8
No. 4 LIU Post opened its season with a 15-8 victory over Pace in a Top 20 battle. Sophomore midfielder Ryan McKinney had a career-high six goals in the victory while Olivia Kirk made eight saves. Abby Haimson scored four times for Pace.
Division III
Washington and Lee 9, Franklin & Marshall 3
No. 20 Washington and Lee used a dominant defensive effort to knock off No. 4 Franklin & Marshall 9-3. The Generals, who had lost 11 straight times against the Diplomats, have now allowed just a combined 12 goals in their three victories to open the season. Hayley Soutter had three goals for W&L and Elliot Gilbert made six saves to earn the win. F&M had an 11-3 edge in draw controls thanks to eight from Melissa Judge, but the Diplomats turned the ball over 25 times.
Catholic 9, Salisbury 8
No. 13 Catholic opened its season with a 9-8 upset of No. 7 Salisbury. Catholic jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but Salisbury scored the games next four goals, and the Seagulls led 6-5 after Gabbi Nieves opened the scoring in the second half. Anna Stumme then had two of Catholic’s goals during a three-goal spurt and the Cardinals held on for the win. Stumme and Alexis Bosilovic each had three goals for Catholic. Nieves led Salisbury with three goals and an assist.