Albany, N.Y. -- Kayla Best and Tee Ladouceur each had four goals in leading UAlbany to a 16-11 non-league victory over Longwood on Sunday, March 30 at John Fallon Field. The Great Danes, who improved to 7-3 overall, have won five of their last six games.
UAlbany led 9-6 at halftime, but then ran off four unanswered during the opening 10 minutes of the final period. Ladouceur converted a free-position attempt to begin that stretch. Freshman Nikki Branchini, who had a career-high three goals, later drove around a defender in the middle of the zone. Brittany Scott sent a free-position shot into the lower left corner, before Ladouceur drove to the cage and switched to her right hand for a seven-goal cushion with 20:07 to play. The freshman midfielder had a team-leading 29 goals.
Longwood (4-9) held a 2-1 advantage early in the first half after Liz Sellmayer cut to the top of the crease to finish off Christine Comeau's feed. The Great Danes answered by scoring four consecutive times over the next five minutes. Jodi Battaglia drew her team even with a free-position goal and then set up Best on a right-to-left crossing pass with 23:11 left in the stanza. Scott, a senior midfielder, completed a fastbreak, before Ladouceur was credited with a goal after a Lancer defender misplayed a loose ball into her own net.
UAlbany was still on top, 8-4, after Jane Bush scored from the top of the crease, but the Lancers cut that lead in half with a pair of unassisted goals. Sellmayer netted her second of the game when she rotated inside two defenders from left of the cage. Carlie Nethken then found the net on a rebound after UAlbany goalkeeper Katie Neer stopped Sellmayer's initial shot. The Great Danes took a three-goal margin to the break when Best, a sophomore midfielder, scored in transition by spinning to her left shoulder with 2:43 remaining.
“We made good adjustments against their defense and caused some turnovers by riding well,” said UAlbany coach Lindsey Hart, whose team is off to its best start since the 1998 campaign will host fifth-ranked Syracuse on Wednesday. “We didn't execute the way we wanted for the full sixty minutes. We got away from a disciplined style at times and didn't finish every play.”
Sophomore midfielder Paige Farmer totaled three goals and one assist for the Lancers, who are in their second season at the NCAA Division I level. Goalkeeper Eliza Coughter made 10 saves. UAlbany's Neer and Emily Miller combined stop 13 shots in the cage.
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UAlbany 16, Longwood 11
Longwood ? Scoring: Page Farmer 3-1, Liz Sellmayer 2-0, Amanda Bereznay 1-0, Carlie Nethken 1-0, Britt Fraquharson 1-0, Lauren Barnaba 1-0, Kesley Dean 1-0, Karli Brentlinger 1-0, Christine Comeau 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Eliza Coughter (60:00, 10 saves, 16 GA).
UAlbany ? Scoring: Kayla Best 4-0, Tee Ladouceur 4-0, Nikki Branchini 3-0, Brittany Scott 2-0, Jodi Battaglia 1-1, Jane Bush 1-0, Taylor Frink 1-0, Stacey Brown 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Katie Neer (47:38, 9 saves, 7 GA), Emily Miller (12:22, 4 saves, 4 GA).
UAlbany 16, Longwood 11 (Mar 30, 2008)
Lacrosse Box Score
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Longwood vs Albany (Mar 30, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Longwood (4-9) vs. Score by period 1 2 Tot
Albany (7-3) -------------------------------
Date: Mar 30, 2008 Attendance: 95 Longwood............ 6 5 - 11
Weather: Sunny, 33 degrees, N 6mph Albany.............. 9 7 - 16
Longwood SCORING: GOALS: Farmer, Page 3; Sellmayer, Liz 2; Farguharson, Britt 1;
Brentlinger, Karli 1; Nethken, Carlie 1; Bereznay, Amanda 1; Dean, Kesley 1;
Barnaba, Lauren 1.
ASSISTS: Comeau, Christine 1; Farmer, Page 1.
Albany SCORING: GOALS: Kayla Best 4; Tee Ladouceur 4; Nikki Branchini 3;
Brittany Scott 2; Jodi Battaglia 1; Taylor Frink 1; Jane Bush 1.
ASSISTS: Jodi Battaglia 1; Stacey Brown 1.
Shots by period 1 2 Tot
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Longwood............ 14 16 - 30
Albany.............. 21 25 - 46
Ground balls by prd 1 2 Tot
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Longwood............ 15 11 - 26
Albany.............. 17 14 - 31
Draw controls by prd 1 2 Tot
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Longwood............ 7 6 - 13
Albany.............. 9 7 - 16
Free-position shots 1 2 Total
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Longwood............ 1-3 1-4 - 2-7
Albany.............. 2-7 3-7 - 5-14
Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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Longwood............ 5 5 - 10
Albany.............. 7 6 - 13
Fouls by period 1 2 Tot
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Longwood............ 13 16 - 29
Albany.............. 12 21 - 33
Turnovers by prd 1 2 Tot
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Longwood............ 11 10 - 21
Albany.............. 12 11 - 23
Officials:.
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Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Longwood vs Albany (Mar 30, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Albany
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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GK 7 Katie Neer.......... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - 4 - - - - - -
M 1 Christine Grueniger. - - - 5 2 1 1 0-3 - - - - - - - -
A 2 Stacey Brown........ - 1 1 - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 2
A 9 Jane Bush........... 1 - 1 2 1 3 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
M 10 Nikki Branchini..... 3 - 3 5 4 4 3 1-2 - - 3 - - - - 2
M 12 Brittany Scott...... 2 - 2 3 2 1 - 1-1 - - - - - - - 1
M 15 Rory Redmond........ - - - 2 2 - 3 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 4
D 16 Tricia Primomo...... - - - - - 3 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 1
M 18 Kayla Best.......... 4 - 4 10 6 5 2 0-2 - 3 2 - - - - 2
M 20 Jodi Battaglia...... 1 1 2 3 1 - - 1-2 - 1 - - - - - 1
D 22 Mackenzie Riegel.... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
A 27 Tee Ladouceur....... 4 - 4 9 6 1 5 1-3 - 3 3 - - - - 1
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3 Taylor Frink........ 1 - 1 3 1 1 1 1-1 - 2 - - - - - 1
5 Teresa Strano....... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 3
6 Tricia Hurley....... - - - 2 - 1 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 1
11 Kimberly Sumcizk.... - - - - - 3 - 0-0 - - - - - - - 4
17 Molly Ortolano...... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
19 Meghan Merriam...... - - - 1 1 - - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
23 Caitlin Nevins...... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
24 Renee Levitin....... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - 3 1 - - - - 4
25 Sara Wolf........... - - - - - 3 1 0-0 - - 2 - - - - 3
28 Emily Miller........ - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
30 Mel Rorie........... - - - 1 - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Totals.............. 16 2 18 46 26 31 16 5-14 0-0 23 11 0 0 0 0 33
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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7 Katie Neer.......... 47:38 7 W 7 2 9
28 Emily Miller........ 12:22 4 0 4 4
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Longwood vs Albany (Mar 30, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Longwood
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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GK 17 Coughter, Eliza..... - - - - - 6 - 0-0 - 1 2 - - - - -
D 1 Darrell, Shawn...... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 2
D 3 Bereznay, Amanda.... 1 - 1 1 1 2 - 0-0 - - 1 - - - - 1
D 4 Nethken, Carlie..... 1 - 1 1 1 3 - 0-0 - 1 1 - - - - 3
D 6 Armstrong, Allie.... - - - 3 1 1 1 0-0 - 3 - - - - - 2
A 7 Sellmayer, Liz...... 2 - 2 10 9 1 1 0-2 - 1 1 - - - - 1
D 12 Comeau, Christine... - 1 1 - - 1 - 0-0 - 2 2 - - - - 1
M 14 Farguharson, Britt.. 1 - 1 2 2 1 4 0-0 - 2 1 - - - - 2
M 20 Farmer, Page........ 3 1 4 3 3 2 1 1-1 - 2 - - - - - 3
M 21 Illian, Morgan...... - - - 1 1 2 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 5
A 30 O'Brien, Cara....... - - - 3 2 1 - 0-1 - 1 - - - - - -
M 32 Ziluca, Josie....... - - - 2 1 1 1 0-1 - 2 1 - - - - 1
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5 Barnaba, Lauren..... 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - 2
8 Dean, Kesley........ 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 0-0 - 2 - - - - - -
13 Wright, Duan........ - - - - - - - 0-0 - - 1 - - - - 3
16 Brentlinger, Karli.. 1 - 1 2 1 1 4 1-2 - 1 - - - - - 3
22 Haines, Joyce....... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
Totals.............. 11 2 13 30 24 26 13 2-7 0-0 21 10 0 0 0 0 29
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Longwood Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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17 Coughter, Eliza..... 60:00 16 L 5 5 10
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Longwood vs Albany (Mar 30, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 28:57 LW EVEN Farmer, Page Free position shot
2. 28:21 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur Unassisted
3. 26:05 LW EVEN Sellmayer, Liz Comeau, Christine
4. 25:46 ALBANY EVEN Jodi Battaglia Free position shot
5. 23:11 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Jodi Battaglia
6. 22:28 ALBANY EVEN Brittany Scott Unassisted
7. 22:01 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur Unassisted
8. 18:03 LW EVEN Farmer, Page Unassisted
9. 16:06 ALBANY EVEN Nikki Branchini Free position shot
10. 13:32 LW EVEN Farguharson, Britt Farmer, Page
11. 11:19 ALBANY EVEN Nikki Branchini Unassisted
12. 11:07 ALBANY EVEN Jane Bush Stacey Brown
13. 10:04 LW EVEN Sellmayer, Liz Unassisted
14. 7:49 LW EVEN Nethken, Carlie Unassisted
15. 2:43 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Unassisted
16. 2nd 27:38 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur Free position shot
17. 24:08 ALBANY EVEN Nikki Branchini Unassisted
18. 21:25 ALBANY EVEN Brittany Scott Free position shot
19. 20:07 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur Unassisted
20. 17:53 LW EVEN Brentlinger, Karli Free position shot
21. 12:22 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Unassisted
22. 7:52 LW EVEN Bereznay, Amanda Unassisted
23. 6:39 LW EVEN Dean, Kesley Unassisted
24. 5:26 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Unassisted
25. 5:14 ALBANY EVEN Taylor Frink Free position shot
26. 3:46 LW EVEN Farmer, Page Unassisted
27. 1:35 LW EVEN Barnaba, Lauren Unassisted
