Denver saw a four-goal second-half lead slip away, but beat USC 11-10 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship at the University of Michigan on Eliza Radochonski’s goal just 1:24 into overtime.
Radochonski had three goals and two assists in the victory, including the game-tying goal with 4:43 left in the second half after USC freshman Katie Ramsay had given the Trojans a 10-9 lead with seven minutes left in regulation.
The Pioneers, who improved to 4-0 in games against Pac-12 opponents this season, move on to meet Michigan in the second round on Sunday.
No. 8 seed Michigan made the most of its first NCAA tournament appearance, knocking off Jacksonville 13-9.
Jacksonville came into the game leading the nation with an average of 18.5 goals per game, but was held to its second-lowest scoring output of the season as Mira Shane made 14 saves, including 11 in the first half as the Wolverines took a 7-5 halftime lead.
Jacksonville spent the entire game playing from behind as Michigan scored four goals in the opening four minutes of the game.
As it has all season, Michigan (16-3) spread the wealth on offense with Molly Garrett, Caitlin Muir and Adriana Pendino each registering hat tricks.
Molly Brock led Jacksonville (17-4) with three goals.
Quick Hits
• Taylor Gebhardt scored seven goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as Georgetown beat Penn 13-12 in double overtime. (Read More)
• There will be a new NCAA champion as Stony Brook beat last year’s champion, James Madison, 10-9 in overtime on a goal by Nicole Barretta. (Read More)
• Colorado, one of the last at-large teams selected to the field, proved its worth with a 16-13 victory over Dartmouth. Samantha Nemirov scored five goals and Julia Lisella made 15 saves.
• Shannon Kavanagh had five goals and three assists as Florida won its 11th straight game, beating Johns Hopkins 16-9. Sydney Pirreca and Lindsey Ronbeck each added three goals.
• Hannah Powers stayed red-hot with five goals and four assists as Loyola beat Richmond 19-6. Powers, who combined for 18 points in Loyola’s two Patriot League tournament wins, tied Loyola’s school record with 311 career points.
• An early six-goal run set the tone in Navy’s 16-5 victory over High Point. Kayla Harris, Kelly Larkin, Reagan Roelofs and Nicole Victory all scored three goals for Navy.
• Tess D’Orsi scored a career-high seven goals and Princeton scored 14 first-half goals in a 19-7 victory over Wagner. Sam Fish made nine saves in the victory.
• Maddie Howe scored six goals and Samantha Giacolone made 13 saves as Notre Dame downed Stanford 15-9.
First Round Scoreboard
Colorado 16, Dartmouth 13
Denver 11, USC 10 (OT)
Florida 16, Johns Hopkins 9
Georgetown 13, Penn 12 (2 OT)
Loyola 19, Richmond 6
Michigan 13, Jacksonville 9
Navy 16, High Point 5
Notre Dame 15, Stanford 9
Princeton 19, Wagner 7
Stony Brook 10, James Madison 9 (OT)
Second Round Games
Sunday, May 12
Stony Brook at Maryland, 12 p.m.
Denver at Michigan, 12 p.m.
Navy at Virginia, 12 p.m.
Florida at North Carolina, 1 p.m.
Colorado at Boston College, 1 p.m.
Loyola at Princeton, 1 p.m.
Notre Dame at Northwestern, 2 p.m.
Georgetown at Syracuse, 3 p.m.