FINAL STATS
Philadelphia, PA – The Wagner College women's lacrosse team fell into an early 10-0 hole vs. Drexel and the Dragons went on to record an 18-4 non-conference win this afternoon in the Seahawks' season finale.
Wagner closes the season with a final record of 4-13, 3-5 in Northeast Conference play. With the win, Drexel snapped a seven-game losing streak in improving to 8-8 on the season.
Wagner was led by junior midfielder
Krista Malayter (Cheshire, CT/ Cheshire) who contributed two goals. Malayter, who figures to be one of the team leaders in 2010, finished the season with a flourish, scoring a combined five goals in the final two games of the season as she recorded a hat trick in Wagner's 10-9 triple-overtime loss at NEC-leading Sacred Heart on Sunday.
Charlotte Wood and Ali Allen each scored three goals while 11 different Dragons scored at least one goal. The Dragons struck quickly as Allen connected just over three minutes into the contest to open the 10-0 run. Wood and Lawson each tallied twice in the outburst while Morgan Holbrook handed out two assists as the Dragons built a 13-1 halftime lead. The second half was more evenly played as Drexel edged Wagner 5-3 over the game's final 30 minutes.
The Seahawks got on the board with 9:13 remaining on Malayter's first score but Drexel notched the final three goals of the half including Catalina Friscia's first career tally.
In addition to Malayter's two goals, senior
Cara Gonzalez (Syracuse, NY/ Westhill) and sophomore
Karen Vitkus (Skaneateles, NY/ Skaneateles) each tallied goals for Wagner while Gonzalez and freshman
Carolyn Clark (Syracuse, NY/ Westhill) dished out one assist apiece.
Junior
Alex Johnston (Manlius, NY/ Fayetteville-Manlius) stopped 10 first-half shots for Wagner before being replaced by senior
Amy Jones (Jarrettsville, MD/ North Harford) who registered four saves while allowing five goals.
Lauren LaBella earned her 42nd career victory, the most for any goalie in Drexel's Division I Women's Lacrosse history. She made four saves in just under 46 minutes of action.
