Rudden totaled a season-high four points with two goals and two assists for the Skyhawks (PHOTO BY Brian Foley) |
Zinsner and Kittredge score four goals apiece, Cini notches nine saves to lead Crusaders
WORCESTER, Mass. (February 24, 2023) – College of the Holy Cross answered a second half comeback effort from Stonehill College to secure a 19-11 victory in a non-conference women's lacrosse matchup at Kuzniewski Field this evening.
Highlights
- Sophomores Sally Zinsner and Ella Kittredge each scored a team-high four goals for Holy Cross while Zinsner also dished an assist for a five-point game. Kittredge also totaled five draw controls and converted four of five free-position attempts for her scoring output.
- Senior Jenna Giardina and junior Lauren Drillock each contributed four-point games, with Giardina posting three goals and an assist, while Drillock posted two goals and two assists, with nine draws and two caused turnovers.
- Junior Tori Cini preserved the win for Holy Cross with five of her nine saves in the second half, including four in the third quarter.
- Senior All-American Lydia Rudden totaled a season-high four points with two goals and two assists for Stonehill.
- Senior Kayla Conway scored a team and season-high three goals for the Skyhawks, while junior Lilly Leach tallied two goals and an assist, with eight draw controls.
- Freshman Grace Murphy chipped in with a season-high matching two goals, while sophomore Sarah Faley finished with six saves and three ground balls in the Stonehill goal.
How it Happened
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Holy Cross emerged from a tight first quarter with a three-goal lead (5-2) with five different scorers as Zinsner and senior Henna Brennan each registered a goal and assist for the Crusaders.
Conway scored a season-high three goals for Stonehill (PHOTO BY Brian Foley) - Brennan and Giardina scored twice within a minute span five minutes into the game for a two goal Holy Cross lead, but Murphy's first goal of the game cut the lead in half for Stonehill (2-1) just 20-seconds after Giardina's first tally.
- Zinsner scored off a Brennan feed to restore a two-goal Holy Cross lead with 7:13 remaining in the opening quarter, but Conway's first, assisted by Rudden, again pulled the Skyhawks back within one (3-2) with 2:35 to go.
- Holy Cross scored twice in the final minute of the frame to open a three-goal lead heading to the second, where Murphy's second of the game opened the scoring and pulled Stonehill back within two (5-3) 36-seconds in.
- Holy Cross followed with a seven-goal run to open a nine-goal lead (12-3) after a free-position goal by senior Christine Fabrizi with 2:25 remaining in the half. Zinsner scored three goals during the run for the Crusaders.
- All-American Emma Sullivan and Leach closed out the first half scoring in the final minute, and then Conway opened the third quarter scoring to draw Stonehill back within six (12-6) three minutes into the second half.
- Stonehill wrapped a 4-1 spurt around the end of the third with goals from Conway and Leach and then two-straight in the fourth by Rudden to close back within four (15-11) with 9:13 still to play.
- Holy Cross held firm and scored the final four goals of the contest, including a pair by Giardina, to seal the win.
Noteworthy
- Rudden posted her first multi-goal game of the season.
- Murphy tallied two goals for the second time in her young collegiate career, matching her season-high set in the Boston University opener.
- Conway's season-best three goals is her second multi-goal game of the season.
- Leach has multiple goals in all three games this season and ten in her career overall.
- This evening marked the first meeting all-time between Stonehill and Holy Cross.
Up Next
Stonehill (0-3, 0-0 NEC) is off until next Saturday, March 4, when it visits Queens University of Charlotte at noon. The Skyhawks' next home game is Saturday, March 25 when they host Wagner College for their first Northeast Conference home game at W.B. Mason Stadium at 1 p.m. Holy Cross (2-2, 0-0 Patriot) hosts UMass on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
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