March 22, 2008
Washington, D.C. - The seventh ranked Georgetown University women's lacross team broke open a tie game at halftime with seven second half goals as the Hoyas improved to 2-0 in BIG EAST play with an 11-5 win over visiting Rutgers on Saturday afternoon. Georgetown ups its record to 7-1 overall. The Blue and Gray trailed 1-0, 2-1 and 4-3 before tying the game at 4-4 with 4:15 to go in the first half. The Hoyas scored three times in the opening seven minutes of the second half to take a 7-4 advantage and never looked back. "We worked to win a lot of the hustle plays and ground balls in the second half," said GU head coach Ricky Fried. "We were able to hold Rutgers to just eight shots after halftime which allowed us to control the tempo. "7-1 is a good place to be in the middle of the season," Fried added. "We have a young group and I think we're learning how to win. Our staff is having a lot of fun coaching this group." Sophomore Ashby Kaestner (Trappe, Md./Saints Peter and Paul) scored a game-high four goals for the Hoyas while classmate Molly Ford (Reisterstown, Md./Notre Dame Prep) went for three goals and an assist. Freshman Jordy Kirr (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) dished out two more assists and now has 20 on the year. Georgetown outshot the Scarlet Knights 31-18 for the game. Sophomore goalie Caitlin Formby (Towson, Md./Notre Dame Prep) made six saves to go along with three ground balls.
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