INDIANA, Pa. – Sara Burney,
Grace Cobaugh and
Gillian Zimmerman led the Millersville women's lacrosse team to another 20-goal performance on the road. The Marauders defeated Indiana (Pa.), 20-10.
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Millersville improves to 2-0 overall while Indiana falls to 1-1. Burney, Cobaugh and Zimmerman contributed four goals apiece to the Marauders' scoring efforts.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Hayden Corcoran opened the scoring for the Marauders with an unassisted goal just over two minutes into play.
Sara Burney followed suit a minute later to give Millersville an early 2-0 lead.
• Indiana put up three goals of its own over the next 10 minutes and the Marauders answered each one. Millersville's fifth goal from
Sara Burney at 14:29 started Millersville on a six-goal run through the eighth minute. Indiana's Leah Hunter stopped the bleeding, but Cobaugh and Zimmerman combined for three more goals. Both teams recorded just one goal each through the final minute of the half. Millersville led 14-5.
• Millersville and Indiana traded goals through the first ten minutes of the second half before the Crimson Hawks saw their first run of the game scoring three-consecutive goals. Millersville responded with a five-goal run over 11 minutes. Indiana added one more before the end of the game.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Cobaugh and Zimmerman totaled a team high six points each off four goals and two assists.
• Burney scored four goals off six shots. She added one assist for six points.
• Corcoran,
MaryCait Dorley,
Emily Jacobsen and
Genevieve Speights added two goals each.
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Jasa Lorah forced a team-high six turnovers.
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Sarah Leverentz picked up a team-high six ground balls.
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Kelly Layton recorded the entire 60 minutes in the net totaling eight saves off 18 shots faced.
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HEAD COACH CINDY WILSON QUOTES
• "It's always good to have consistency at any point in the season, especially early on. It helps to build confidence and connections throughout the attack."
• "Having a balanced attack is important so that we aren't only relying on any one person. We saw a lot of threats all over the field, which helped us a lot today,"
• "We work on a lot of decision making in a variety of situations and that translates into smart passing, working on the draw and creating scoring opportunities."
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NOTES
• Millersville held an advantage in draw controls (21-11), shots (38-22) and free position shots (8-6). Indiana led in clears (20-18) and (23-22).
• Millersville forced 15 turnovers to Indiana's seven.
• The Marauders now hold a two-game win streak in the series against Indiana.
• Millersville has now scored 20 goals in two consecutive games.
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UP NEXT
• Millersville travels to Lock Haven this Wednesday to take on the Bald Eagles at 4 p.m.
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