March 23, 2006
Final Stats
Staten Island, NY - The Seahawks women's lacrosse team earned their first victory of the season in a big way with a 19-8 rout of visiting Iona earlier today at Wagner College Stadium. The win improved Wagner to 1-5 overall while the Gaels slip to 0-5.
Freshman Cara Gonzalez (Syracuse, NY / Westhill) set a school record with six assists to go along with a trio of goals, while senior Heather George (W. Allenhurst, NJ / Ocean Township) had another huge game with seven goals and an assist.
The Seahawks started the game with back to back goals from freshman Kelly Blundin (Plymouth Meeting, PA / Whitemarsh) and George. Both scores came off assists from Gonzalez as the team grabbed a 2-0 lead five minutes in. Iona would follow with a goal from Katie Cavanaugh, before three more Wagner goals by Geogre, Blundin and freshman Jessica Richmond (Jenkintown, PA / Jenkintown) for a 5-1 advantage.
After a Gael score by Jillian Beck, George answered with two more unassisted goals as the Seahawks raced out to a 7-2 lead with 10 minutes to go in the half. After Jaclyn O'Leary tallied a score for Iona four minutes later, the Green and White continued to roll with six straight goals, including two from Gonzalez and George, to end the half with a comfortable 13-3 stronghold.
The run continued in the second period as senior Darby Biggart (Crownsville, MD / Archbishop Spalding) scored 30 second in for the first of five straight in the half. The 11 unanswered scores put Wagner up 18-3. Iona then finished the game off with a 5-1 stretch to account for the scoring.
Six different players scored in the game for Wagner led by George's seven and four from Blundin. Gonzalex and Richmond would find three goals each, while Biggart and junior Amanda Scalzo (Cheshire, CT / Cheshire) scored one each. Senior Anne Thomas (Alexandria, VA / E. Burk) had two assists, while Biggart, Thomas, George and senior Jen Ryan (Clifton, VA / W.T. Woodson) had one a piece.
O'Leary, Cavanaugh, and Beck scored twice each for Iona, while Kelly Hughes scored one and assisted on two others.
Senior Virginia Hernandez (Huntington Station, NY / W. Whitman) created havoc on the defensive side with four caused turnovers and five ground balls to lead the team. In goal, freshman Amy Jones (Jarrettsville, MD / N. Harford) made 11 saves.
The 19 goals were the most scored in regulation by the Seahawks since a 21-5 win over St. Francis (PA) in 2003.
Wagner will return to action on Sunday as they travel to Mount St. Mary's for a 1:00 pm contest.
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