HOBOKEN, N.J. (February 24, 2024) - Senior Emily Leiby scored five goals as the No. 17/17 Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team took down Mary Washington 9-8 in a non-conference contest Saturday afternoon.

The Ducks start the year 2-0 for the third-straight season. Stevens is now 2-0 all-time against Mary Washington, with the other win coming last season. The Ducks led for just 5:33 in the game. Mary Washington drops to 1-2.

The Eagles scored the first goal of the game less than a minute in to take a 1-0 lead. The visitors would then double their advantage with 5:25 remaining in the first. At the 2:54 mark, graduate student Zoe Cook scored her first goal of the season to cut the deficit in half. Junior Anna Velardi assisted on the play. The Ducks would trail 2-1 after one. In the second quarter, Mary Washington built on their lead by scoring goals at both the 8:24 and 6:19 marks as they took a 4-1 lead. They would add another a minute later to go up four. The Ducks scored their lone goal in the second with under two minutes to go, as Leiby scored on an assist from junior Rebecca Guerra. Mary Washington led 5-2 at the break.

The Ducks offense woke up in the second half as Leiby scored a free-position goal just 39 seconds into the half. With 8:14 to go, sophomore Maddie Hogan scored with a player advantage as the Ducks got to within one. Mary Washington scored their sixth a few minutes later, but the Ducks got another before the end of the frame via Leiby on an assist from junior Emily Smart. The Eagles led 6-5 after three. To kick off the scoring in the fourth, Mary Washington converted a free-position attempt with the player advantage to go back up two. 30 seconds later, Leiby and Smart connected again with a player down. Stevens tied the game with 9:40 remaining via a free-position goal from Velardi. Cook would then give the Ducks their first lead of the game with just over five minutes remaining, also on a free-position shot. Leiby would score a minute later on an assist from Smart to give the Ducks a bit of a cushion down the stretch. The Eagles would be able to get one back late, but the Ducks would hold on to secure another home victory. 

Top Performers

• Leiby also secured six draw controls.
• Smart tallied three assists.
• Zoe Cook scored her first two goals of the season.
• Graduate student Josie Cook, sophomore Lauren Sullivan, and sophomore Felicity Heilferty picked up three ground balls.
• Josie Cook and Sullivan caused two turnovers.
• Stevens went 3-9 on free-position attempts.
• Heilferty (2-0) made four saves on 12 shots faced.

The Opponent

• Katie Blair scored a hat trick.
• Caeley Terapane and Kimber Konan each scored twice and added an assist.
• Maria Schneider picked up four ground balls.
• Mary Washington went 2-5 on free-position attempts.
• Cailyn Tripp made 11 saves on 20 shots faced.

Around the MAC Freedom

• Bryn Athyn 10, King's 9 F/FRI
• Susquehanna 16, Misericordia 10 F/FRI
• Arcadia 14, Eastern 3
• Delaware Valley 12, Gwynedd Mercy 7

Up Next: The Ducks are back in action on Wednesday as they hit the road to visit Kean. The game is set for 4:00 p.m. The Ducks are 11-0 all-time against the Cougars, including winning 20-4 last season. Links for live stats and video are posted to stevensducks.com

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