JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Marist women's lacrosse fell to Jacksonville 20-10 Sunday afternoon at D. B. Milne Field. The Red Foxes kept within one in the first half, but were unable to contain the Dolphin's offense. Marist drops to 3-5 on the season.
 

SUMMARY

• Jacksonville wasted no time and scored three goals in the first two minutes of gameplay. After that, Marist's defense started to settle and slow the Dolphin's offense down. Devon Connolly's goal sparked a 3-0 one to make it a one-point game with 21:21 left in the half.
• Marist kept within striking distance of claiming a lead throughout most of the first half. Free position goals from Hailey Wagner and Samantha Mehalick brought the score back to a one point game. A woman up goal from Kelly George with 5:12 left in the half cut the Dolphin's lead to 10-8. But Jacksonville won four of the next five draw controls and quickly went to work on offense to take a 15-8 lead at the half.
• With a big lead in the second half, Jacksonville buckled down on defense while slowly increasing its lead. The Dolphins held Marist scoreless until Audrey Cerrone scored with 11:35 left in the game to make it 19-9.

 

STATS

• Wagner, Connolly and Mehalick all had three points on the day
• Wagner finished with 17 draw controls
• Marist turned the ball over 22 times
• Jacksonville edged Marist in shots take 32-28
• Alyssa Arnold scored six goals

 

NOTES

• Audrey Cerrone scored her first goal of the season.
• Jacksonville leads the series 0-3.

UP NEXT

Marist will open MAAC play at home against Quinnipiac on March 23 at 1 PM.