April 5, 2008

Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Shannon Summers registered her 100th career goal, finishing the day with four goals and three assists to lead No. 3 Franklin & Marshall past Ursinus 19-3 in Centennial Conference (CC) women's lacrosse action on Saturday.

Blake Hargest had a 10-point performance with three goals and season-high seven assists, dishing out her fourth helper at the 4:27 mark of the first half to help Summers' hit the milestone.

Jen Pritchard and Meredith Lussier combined for nine goals for the Diplomats (9-1, 5-0 CC). Pritchard scored a game-high five goals, while Lussier went 3-for-3 from 8-meters to finish with four.

The Bears (4-7, 2-2 CC) got two goals from Kaitlin Glenn and nine saves by Allison Shicora.

F&M, who scored on six out of eight free-position shots, started the game with two in a row by Pritchard and Summers. Glenn made it 2-1 with an unassisted tally at 25:31, but the Diplomats reeled off 11 straight goals including 10 in the first half for a 12-1 lead at intermission.

The first five goals in the 11-0 run happened in just three minutes, 31 seconds to make it 7-1 with 20:43 left in the opening half. Ashley Bevington and Pritchard each scored twice and Lussier converted her first free-position shot in the spurt.

F&M momentarily slowed up the attack and got its eight goal of the day at the 13:08 mark when Hargest found Bevington, but with seven minutes until halftime the Diplomats got four more goals for an 11-point lead. Hargest had a hand in three of those goals, scoring one and assisting on two.

In the second half, F&M held a 16-6 shot advantage and outscored Ursinus 7-2. Lussier and Pritchard added two more goals apiece. Lidia Sanza made five saves and collected five ground balls, while Bevington won six draw controls.

The Diplomats return to action on Tuesday at Dickinson. Game time is 5 p.m.