POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Women's lacrosse fell to Cornell 18-12 Monday afternoon at Tenney Stadium. The Red Foxes pulled within one in the first half but Cornell used several runs to pull away for the win. Marist drops to 3-4 on the season.
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- Cornell's offense clicked from the start and opened up the game with a 7-1 run to force a Marist time-out with 17:10 left in the half.
- Marist's offense found its groove and cut Cornell's lead down to one goal at 8-7. Hailey Wagner was the catalyst for the offense, scoring four goals during the run.
- Within the last couple seconds of the half, Cornell took advantage of a woman-up opportunity to score and take a 9-7 lead into the locker room.
- Cornell opened the second half with three goals in the first three and a half minutes. Goals from Samantha Mehalick, Kelly George and Jessica Lasapornara kept the game within four points for Marist.
- A 3-0 run by Cornell put them up 17-10 with 9:13 left in the game. Marist would find the back of the net two more times, but Cornell was able to burn enough time off the clock and use a big cushion to walk away with the win.
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- Wagner led the offense with five goals. Mehalick had four points.
- Wagner and Mehalick combined to go 5-5 from free position.
- Delaney Galvin finished the day with 11 saves, five ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Cornell outshot Marist in the second half 20 to 9.
- Cornell's Sarah Phillips led the team with six goals.
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- Wagner's five goals matches a career high. She also cracks the top ten in career points with 128.
- Cornell now leads the series 1-0.
"We played with a lot of heart and I saw a lot of plays I hadn't seen all season." Stated Head Coach Jessica Wilkinson. "I know we played a lot of times with the score not in our favor but we never really play like that. It shows a lot what we're doing on the field and what we hope to bring to MAAC play."
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Marist will kick off spring break in Florida. The Red Foxes will play Jacksonville on March 17 at 1:00 PM.
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