Molly Garrett’s goal with 10 seconds remaining kept No. 11 Michigan unbeaten at 9-0 and sent Towson to its sixth straight loss to open the season as the Wolverines prevailed 12-11.
The Tigers, who began the season ranked in the Top 10, got three straight goals from Kaitlin Thornton to open the second half, taking an 8-7 lead with 23:56 left.
Michigan responded with four straight goals, two of them by Caitlin Muir, and moved in front 11-8 with under 10 minutes to play.
Towson made a final charge, scoring three straight goals, tying the game on a goal by Thornton with just 23 seconds remaining.
Michigan’s Maggie Kane won the ensuing draw and after a Wolverine timeout, Garrett delivered her second game-winner of the season. Garrett also scored an OT goal in Michigan’s 11-10 win over Dartmouth on Feb. 17.
The game-winning goal. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/12afDnEAF3
— Michigan Women’s Lacrosse (@UMichWLAX) March 10, 2019
Kane led Michigan with three goals. Towson got four goals each from Thornton and Natalie Sulmonte and Kiley Keating made 14 saves.
Duke Escapes Louisville with Double OT Win
No. 15 Duke’s matchup with Louisville was barely three minutes in on Saturday when weather pushed the game back a day. So, why not extend things a little more?
After six minutes with no goals to start overtime, Charlotte North’s seventh goal of the game, off a rebound in the second overtime period, gave the Blue Devils an 11-10 victory over the Cardinals.
Charlotte North on the rebound with her 7th goal of the game as No. 15 @DukeWLAX nips @LouisvilleLax 11-10 in the third three-minute OT period. Gabbe Cadoux with 12 saves for the 6-1 Blue Devils. pic.twitter.com/FFConB1eJ0
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 10, 2019
Neither team led by more than two goals in the game and back-to-back goals by Louisville’s Alex McNicholas gave the Cardinals a 10-9 lead with under two minutes to play in regulation.
North, a sophomore who leads the Blue Devils with 36 goals in just seven games, forced overtime on her goal with just 58 seconds remaining.
Duke goalie Gabbie Cadoux made 12 saves, including eight in the second half, to earn the win for the Blue Devils (6-1, 2-0 ACC). Olivia Jenner added two goals and 14 draw controls.
Louisville (2-6, 0-2 ACC) was led by Tessa Chad with four goals.
JMU Pulls Away from Rutgers
No. 6 James Madison scored the final three goals of the game to post its sixth straight victory, a 10-7 win over Rutgers. Hanna Haven had three goals and an assist and Molly Dougherty made nine saves for the Dukes (6-1).
Rutgers Taralyn Naslonski scored with just seven seconds left in the first half to tie the game 6-6. Neither offense did much in the early stages of the second half.
Haven scored the first goal of the half with 19:35 left to give the Dukes a 7-6 lead and then Samantha Budd scored Rutgers’ only goal of the second half to tie it 7-7 with 7:49 to play.
Just over two minutes later, JMU freshman Mairead Durkin gave the Dukes the lead for good.
The turning point.#GoDukes pic.twitter.com/03EjGV224X
— JMU Lacrosse (@JMULacrosse) March 10, 2019
Kelsey Reed and Daria Lucchesi scored goals over the next two minutes to seal the win for JMU.
Notable
• No. 13 Denver (6-1) scored 11 second-half goals in a 17-6 win at Harvard. Bea Behrins had four goals and Kendra Lanuza had two goals and three assists.
• No. 14 Stanford bounced back from Friday’s loss to Colorado with a 15-8 win over Oregon. Katherine Gjertsen scored four times and Trudie Grattan made 11 saves
• Colorado’s Miranda Stinson, who had four goals in the Buffs win over Stanford on Friday, poured in eight goals in a 17-11 victory over California.
• Marissa Brown had three assists to become Richmond’s career leader in the category in the Spiders 20-5 win over Old Dominion. Brown now has 106 career assists, breaking the school record of 104 held by Emily Doyle. Brown also had two goals, giving her 100 for her career.
• Sophia Donovan scored four goals as USC improved to 6-1 with a 13-11 victory over Virginia Tech. The Hokies led 5-4 late in the first half, but the Trojans scored the final three goals of the first half and the first two goals of the second half to take control. Donovan scored three of her goals during that key run.
• Kirstie Greenlaw scored three of San Diego State’s eight second half goals to help the Aztecs (6-1) pull away from a 5-5 halftime tie and beat Lehigh 13-6. Taylor Sullivan had four goals for SDSU.
Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Top 20
No. 6 James Madison 10, Rutgers 7
No. 11 Michigan 12, Towson 11
No. 13 Denver 17, Harvard 6
No. 14 Stanford 15, Oregon 8
No. 15 Duke 11, Louisville 10
Other Scores
Colorado 17, California 11
Gardner-Webb 13, Butler 12
Marquette 19, Stetson 8
Mercer 19, St. Bonaventure 6
New Hampshire 16, Kennesaw State 13
Richmond 20, Old Dominion 5
San Diego State 13, Lehigh 6
USC 13, Virginia Tech 11
Vermont 18, East Carolina 9
Wagner 17, UMass-Lowell 3
Yale 17, Canisius 7
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