WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (April 23, 2022) – Senior
Camryn Rogers matched a career high with nine points as the Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team defeated Wilkes University 20-5 Saturday in a MAC Freedom matchup at Schmidt Stadium.
Junior
Zoe Cook scored four times and first-year
Emily Smart finished with a goal and two assists for the Ducks, who improved to 13-2 on the year and to 5-1 in league play. Stevens sits in second place in the league standings and can clinch a spot in the MAC Freedom tournament with a victory Wednesday over Arcadia. The Ducks' 13 victories set a new single-season high for head coach
Karen Shaddock.
Five different players found the back of the net and Domenica Lerch had two assists for the Colonels, who dropped to 3-11 on the year and to 1-6 in league play.
Seniors
Natalie Fitzpatrick and
Morgan Westerby, along with first-year
Alison Lax each scored twice for the Ducks, who saw 11 different players finish with at least one point. Sophomore
Emily Leiby had a goal and an assist and junior
Maddie Schmidt and first-year
Rebecca Guerra each added one. Senior
Maeve McGovern and junior
Julieann Murphy each dished out an assist to round out the Ducks' scoring.
Senior
Lauren Cunniff made four saves in the cage for the Ducks to earn the victory. First-year
Erica Strojny took over in the fourth quarter. Samantha Scott made three saves in defeat for Wilkes. Ashley Coughlin relieved Scott at halftime and made one save.
Stevens raced out to an early lead, scoring four times in the first five minutes of the opening quarter. Rogers led the way, putting four shots past Scott in helping the Ducks' open a 10-2. Rogers finished with six goals to mark her 11th hat trick of the year, while also dishing out three assists. The six-goal outing is Rogers' fourth with six or more markers.
Rogers and Fitzpatrick scored in the early moments of the second quarter and tallies from Cook and Fitzpatrick sent the Ducks into halftime with a 14-3 advantage. The Ducks scored five times in the third quarter and added one more in the fourth to provide the final 20-5 margin.
The Ducks were highly efficient from eight meters, scoring on five of their six free-position attempts. Cook finished 2 for 2, while Fitzpatrick and Lax each went 1 for 1. Stevens also converted three of its five power-play opportunities, with Fitzpatrick, Lax and Guerra finding the back of the net on the woman-advantage.
Stevens forced three of the Colonels' 20 turnovers. Murphy and seniors
Josie Cook and
Meredith Conlin each registered one caused turnover.
Westerby was a force on the draw for the Ducks, earning a career-best 11 draw controls, helping Stevens to a 22-7 advantage on the day. Rogers earned five, while
Zoe Cook, Leiby and Fitzpatrick each had two to round out the Ducks' efforts in the circle. Lerch, Laura Bayzick and Caitlin McDonough each had two to pace Wilkes.
The Ducks picked up 17 ground balls, and finished with a 17-14 edge in the statistic.
Josie Cook picked up a career-best five, while Cunniff added four.
Up Next: Women's Lacrosse continues MAC Freedom play on Apr. 27 when the Ducks host Arcadia in the home finale. Links for live stats and video are available on StevensDucks.com.
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