Elmira College Women’s Lacrosse Drops E8 Tilt on the Road to Golden Flyers

Score: Nazareth College 19, Elmira College 2
Records: Nazareth (7-4, 3-1 E8), Elmira (2-8, 1-3 E8)
Location: Artificial Turf Field – Rochester, N.Y.
 
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A lopsided shot count proved to be the difference in this afternoon's Empire 8 Conference bout, as the Elmira College women's lacrosse team fell on the road to Nazareth College by a 19-2 final score. The Golden Flyers held a 43-to-10 lead in shots, including a 23-to-7 advantage in shots goal.
 
Aiding the Golden Flyer offense was a steady dose of pressure on the defensive end, as Elmira committed 25 turnovers compared to Nazareth's 14. EC made good on 12-of-18 clear attempts (66.7%), while Naz went 17-for-22 (77.3%). Ground balls also finished in favor of the Golden Flyers, 25-13, while Elmira held a slim edge in draw controls, 12-11.
 
The Golden Flyers set the tone early with five straight goals, three of which were logged in the first five minutes of regulation. Nazareth's Haley DeVona tallied twice during that 5-0 game-opening run, while Meaghan O'Brien picked up a pair of points on one goal and an assist.
 
EC's senior midfielder, Rachel Grampp '18, put a brief halt to the Nazareth run by scoring her 10th goal of the season at the 21:20 mark. However, back-to-back goals 1:22 apart from Nazareth's Katie Carroll padded the lead at 7-1, and sparked an 8-0 run to end the half, as the Golden Flyers marched into the halftime break with a 13-1 advantage.
 
The Nazareth attack continued with four consecutive tallies to open the second half, before Elmira's Kiersta Pino '18 scored her second-career goal with 12:30 left on the clock. Following the score by Pino, Nazareth went on to score two additional goals to close out today's game and secure a 19-2 victory.
 
News and Notes

• Pino scored her second career goal this afternoon.
• Grampp registered her 10th goal of the season and extended her goal streak to five consecutive games.
• Kelcey Crawford '18 led Elmira with four ground balls and shared the team lead in caused turnovers (3) with Sarah Hughson '18.
• Hughson recorded a team-best eight draw controls.
• Rookie netminder Kacie Pierce '21 made nine saves in 60 minutes of action.
• Pierce's nine saves are the third-most she has registered in a single game this season.

 
Up Next
The Soaring Eagles return to action next Saturday, April 14, when they travel to New London, New Hampshire, to battle the Pilgrims of New England College. The non-conference contest is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m.