MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – Kristi Kada, Amanda Juliano, and Gillian Zimmerman led Millersville women's lacrosse to a 17-goal opening-day victory over the visiting Holy Family Tigers, 22-5. This was the Marauders' first 20-goal performance since March of 2020, the program's largest win since March of 2018, and the least amount of allowed goals since March of 2019.
 
Millersville improves to 1-0 on the season, while Holy Family drops to 0-3. Kada let the team in points with seven, while Juliano had six, and Zimmerman followed with five.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 •Zimmerman opened the scoring, converting a free position attempt less than 30 second into the game to put 'Ville up one. Charlotte Lasak followed with a goal three minutes later off a pass from Kada.                                                                                                                                
• Zimmerman opened the scoring, converting a free position attempt less than 30 second into the game to put 'Ville up one. Charlotte Lasak followed with a goal three minutes later off a pass from Kada.
• Millersville would follow Lasak's score with five more goals without a Tiger score, including another from each Lasak and Zimmerman, one from Juliano, one from Alexa Efron, and a goal from the Marauders' scoring leader in 2021, Grace Coubaugh.
• Holy Family would get on the board after the Marauders seventh goal, cutting the deficit to six with three minutes remaining in the first quarter. The Marauders would go on to score two more goals to close out a huge first quarter, leaving them with a 9-1 advantage heading into the second.
 • Reigning PSAC West Athlete of the Year and First Team All-American, Kada, recorded her first goal in the gold and black early in the second quarter, Ashlyn Simonetti, who had a goal of her own, assisted on the play. Millersville would end the first half with a 15-2 advantage over the Tigers.
 • Second half action was closer, but not close enough for Holy Family to find a way back into the game. Millersville outscored the Tigers 7-3 in the half, leading to its 22-5 rout.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Juliano and Kada each scored five goals to lead the Marauder offense, while Zimmerman followed with three. Efron, Cobaugh, Lasak, and Ella Linthicum each scored two goals, and Simonetti rounded out the large Marauder offensive day with one goal.
• Kada let the team in shots (9) and shots on goal (8).
• Kada, Lasak, and Taiyana Goldsborough each recorded three ground balls to lead 'Ville.
• Lasak, Juliano, Zimmerman, and Cobaugh each caused two turnovers.  
• Morgan Scott allowed just two goals in the first half, while McKenna Billie held the Tigers to three in the second.
• The Marauders out-shot the visiting Tigers, 39-16.
• Millersville was 6-8 on clears, while Holy Family was 10-21.  
• 'Ville held the edge in ground balls (21-14) and extra man opportunities (1-0).   

HEAD COACH CINDY WILSON QUOTES
• On the team's overall play: "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."
• On the offensive production: "Our offense really clicked and were able to find each other through a lot of different options. I think we did a great job of working together and capitalizing on our scoring opportunities."
• On Kristi Kada's first game as a Marauder: "Kristi came out strong in her first game as a Marauder and really hustles all over. She is a smart player and makes good decisions, allowing her to lead the team in points."
 •On building on this victory: "It's great to start off the season with a win and to help build confidence. We are looking forward to building off of today's game as we head into Saturday."

 
UP NEXT
• Millersville is back at home on Saturday, March 5 at 1 p.m. when they face off against Dominican.