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Alyssa Pigott closed out the season with three points against Cabrini.
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WESTMINSTER, Md. (May 12, 2007) – Trailing 5-4 with less than 26 minutes to go in the game, top-seeded Cabrini College scored five straight goals during a decisive run as the Cavaliers advanced to the championship game of the 2007 ECAC Division III Women's Lacrosse Metro-South Tournament with a 9-7 victory over Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday at McDaniel College in Westminster, Md. With the loss, the fifth-seeded Ducks closed out the season with an overall record of 12-8.
Despite losing to Cabrini (16-4) by the score of 16-7 on March 22 in Hoboken, N.J., Stevens did not back down from the Cavaliers this time around as the Ducks grabbed a 4-3 lead at the break. Freshman attack Alyssa Pigott opened the scoring with an unassisted goal just 54 seconds into the contest.
Following back-to-back goals by Cabrini, sophomore attack Dana Perriello sandwiched a pair of goals around one by Pigott as Stevens went on top 4-2 with 6:49 remaining in the opening period. The Cavaliers came right back as sophomore midfielder Anna Scholl (Forest Hill, Md.) found the back of the net just 47 seconds after Perriello's second goal.
In the opening minute of the second half, Cabrini knotted the score as freshman attack Erin Nollen (West Chester, Pa.) scored off a pass from senior midfielder Emilie Greto (Brookhaven, Pa.). Less than three minutes later, freshman attack Katie Lalli staked the Ducks to a 5-4 lead with an unassisted goal.
From that point on, the Cavaliers took control as they scored five unanswered goals while holding Stevens scoreless for nearly 20 minutes. Five different players scored in the run as Cabrini went on top 9-5 with 7:41 remaining. The Ducks would not go away though as freshman midfielder Kara Borzillo and Perriello scored to close the gap to 9-7 with under a minute to play.
Perriello finished with a team-high three goals. Pigott totaled two goals, an assist and three draw controls. Borzillo added a goal and an assist. Junior goalkeeper Stephanie Linder kept the Ducks in the game by making 16 big saves and grabbing six ground balls.
Nollen led Cabrini with three goals. Greto added two goals and an assist. Freshman goalkeeper Kate Schmid (Philadelphia, Pa.) made seven stops in net.
For the game, the Cavaliers owned the edge in shots (37-20), ground balls (25-19) and draw controls (10-8). Stevens was 20-for-24 in clearing attempts. Cabrini converted on 22 of 28 clears overall.
