Michigan Completes Weekend Sweep of No. 18 Rutgers
After a rough February, Michigan appears to be back on track following a weekend sweep of No. 18 Rutgers.
The Wolverines, ranked No. 9 in the preseason Nike/US Lacrosse Division I rankings, opened the season with a stunning 15-12 loss to Ohio State and then were swept by Maryland to open the season 0-3.
Michigan welcomed an upstart Rutgers team to Ann Arbor this weekend and won a back-and-forth affair on Friday, 12-11, on Molly Garrett’s overtime goal.
On Sunday, no drama needed. The Wolverines (2-3) never trailed and snuffed out Rutgers’ second-half comeback attempt to register a 12-9 victory.
Caitlin Muir engineered the offense with five goals, but also added a pair of goals, including this spin move to create a window which she capitalized on to close out the scoring.
Caroline Davis and Nadine Stewart added hat tricks for Michigan and Kaitlyn Mead scored twice, including a goal that ended a three-goal Rutgers run after the Scarlet Knights had pulled to within 8-7.
Taralyn Naslonski (2g, 2a) led Rutgers (3-3) offense with four points. Marin Hartshorn and Ashley Moynahan also had two goals.
USC Doubles Up UC Davis
Sophia Donovan scored four goals as No. 19 USC evened its record at 2-2 with a 20-10 victory over UC Davis on Sunday afternoon. Donovan's third goal capped a four-goal run for the Trojans that broke an early 2-2 tie.
Kelsey Huff (3g) and Izzy McMahon (1g, 3a) also had big days and Maddie McDaniel added two goals and 12 draw controls. Riley Hertford made 14 saves while allowing just eight goals to earn the win in cage for USC.
Notable
It was a milestone day in Vanderbilt’s 17-14 win over High Point. Gabby Fornia tied Vanderbilt’s single game (7) and career (88) records for assists while High Point’s Abby Hormes broke the school’s career goals record. Hormes had three goals in the game, giving her 151 for her career.
Drexel is a perfect 5-0 after routing Villanova 17-7 on Sunday. Lucy Schneidereith had five goals for the Dragons and Colleen Grady had four goals and four assists.
Coastal Carolina also improved to 5-0 as freshman Monica Manley had four goals and an assist in a 12-7 win over Davidson, snapping the Wildcats' four-game winning streak.
Johns Hopkins overcame a 6-1 deficit late in the first half, beating Ohio State 10-9 on Shelby Harrison's free position goal with 7.1 seconds remaining in the game.
Boston University scored nine straight goals to rally from a six-goal second-half deficit to beat Vermont 12-10. Senior Makenzie Irvine scored the final four goals of the run, setting a career-high in goals for the Terriers.
Nike/US Lacrosse Women’s Top 20 Scoreboard
No. 7 Stony Brook 10, No. 14 Towson 8
Elon 6, No. 13 James Madison 5
Connecticut 12, Massachusetts 11 (OT)
Michigan 12, No. 18 Rutgers 9
No. 19 USC 20, UC Davis 10
No. 9 Penn State at No. 4 Northwestern, PPD
Other Scores
Boston University 12, Vermont 10
Central Michigan 17, Detroit Mercy 4
Cincinnati 15, Kent State 5
Coastal Carolina 12, Davidson 7
Denver 22, Arizona State 12
Drexel 17, Villanova 7
Johns Hopkins 10, Ohio State 9
Robert Morris 16, Butler 10
Siena 17, Canisius 8
Vanderbilt 17, High Point 14
Bucknell at Navy, PPD