ROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 17, 2016) – Stevens Institute of Technology senior lacrosse captain Erika Wilcox scored with 55 seconds left on the clock Sunday to lead the Ducks to a 9-8 Empire 8 Conference win over No. 17 St. John Fisher College. 

The win moved Stevens to 8-6 (4-2), while the loss was the first to an E8 team for Fisher (13-2, 5-1) this season. 

Wilcox led all scorers with six goals, while freshman Mackenzie Metzler scored twice. Defensively, sophomore Victoria Alvarez and senior Betsy Crossland each caused a turnover and scooped-up a ground ball. 

Sophomore Stephanie Schnelzer matched a career-high with 11 saves in the cage to earn the win.

As a team, the Ducks forced Fisher into 14 turnovers, and doubled the Cardinals in draw controls, 12-6. 

Wilcox came out firing with a pair of goals in the opening three minutes off assists from junior Laura Roberts and sophomore Cami Santor. Fisher responded with a score of its own two minutes later to slice the lead in half, but goals from Wilcox and Metzler gave Stevens the 4-1 lead less than 10 minutes in.

Fisher rallied with three unanswered to tie the game at four heading into the half, before continuing the run with two in the second to go up 6-4. 

Metzler ended the drought with a free-position goal with 19:54 on the clock in the second, but Fisher scored two of the next three to take an 8-6 lead into the final 18 minutes. 

Wilcox answered the Fisher spurt with a goal off a feed from junior Mariel Haubrich, before Haubrich tallied the equalizer off a pass from junior Kathleen Kalbian to knot the game at eight with 1:45 left in regulation. 

Fisher controlled possession initially off the ensuing draw control, but a caused turnover and ground ball by Metzler led to the game-winner from Wilcox on the other end. Fisher did have a game-tying opportunity in the final seconds, but Schnelzer made the save to slam the door on the win.

The Ducks will play their final home game of the season Saturday when they host Hartwick College at noon.

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