Cambridge, Mass. -- Natalie Curtis had three of her four goals in the second half as unbeaten Harvard rallied for a 16-10 victory over UAlbany in a non-league women's lacrosse matchup on Wednesday, March 5 at Jordan Field.
UAlbany (2-2) broke a 4-4 tie over the final five minutes of the opening period with a pair of goals to take a halftime lead. Brittany Scott, a senior midfielder, recorded an unassisted tally before Christine Grueniger, who scored three times, converted a free-position opportunity with 35 seconds remaining.
Harvard (3-0) reversed that deficit at the intermission with six unanswered. Kaitlin Martin, a second-team All-Ivy League attacker, put her team ahead, 7-6, with a free-position shot, before Sarah Bancroft found the net eight seconds later. Martin, who had three goals, and Caroline Simmons, who scored twice and assisted on another, finished off that decisive run.
The Crimson, who have won their opening three games for the first time since 2000 and are receiving votes for the Nike/Inside Lacrosse national top-20 poll, still led 10-7 midway through the period. But Curtis, a senior midfielder, found the net three times in a six-plus minute span to help her team pull away. Her final two goals came 45 seconds apart.
Freshman Tee Ladouceur had a career-high four goals for the Great Danes, who were coming off a pair of wins over Marist and Siena. Goalkeeper Katie Neer had nine saves, one off her career-best. Harvard's Sara Flood led all scorers with two goals and three assists, while Bancroft added three goals.
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Harvard 16, UAlbany 10
UAlbany ? Scoring: Tee Ladouceur 4-0, Christine Grueniger 3-0, Brittany Scott 1-0, Kayla Best 1-0, Jodi Battaglia 1-0, Jane Bush 0-1, Nikki Branchini 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Katie Neer (60:00, 9 saves, 16 GA).
Harvard ? Scoring: Natalie Curtis 4-0, Kaitlin Martin 3-0, Sarah Bancroft 3-0, Sara Flood 2-3, Caroline Simmons 2-1, Jess Halpern 1-2, Lauren Bobzin 1-0; Goalkeeper(s): Kathryn Tylander (30:00, 4 saves, 6 GA), Katherine Martino (30:00, 7 saves, 4 GA).
Harvard 16, UAlbany 10 (Mar 05, 2008)
Lacrosse Box Score
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs Harvard (Mar 05, 2008 at Cambridge, Mass.)
Albany (2-2) vs. Score by period 1 2 Tot
Harvard (3-0) -------------------------------
Date: Mar 05, 2008 Attendance: 161 Albany.............. 6 4 - 10
Weather: Cloudy, Windy, Low 50s Harvard............. 4 12 - 16
Albany SCORING: GOALS: Tee Ladouceur 4; Christine Grueniger 3; Kayla Best 1;
Jodi Battaglia 1; Brittany Scott 1.
ASSISTS: Nikki Branchini 1; Jane Bush 1.
Harvard SCORING: GOALS: Curtis, Natalie 4; Martin, Kaitlin 3; Bancroft, Sarah 3;
Flood, Sara 2; Simmons, Caroline 2; Halpern, Jess 1; Bobzin, Lauren 1.
ASSISTS: Flood, Sara 3; Halpern, Jess 2; Simmons, Caroline 1.
Shots by period 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 12 13 - 25
Harvard............. 15 21 - 36
Ground balls by prd 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 4 3 - 7
Harvard............. 11 8 - 19
Draw controls by prd 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 6 11 - 17
Harvard............. 5 6 - 11
Free-position shots 1 2 Total
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Albany.............. 3-3 0-5 - 3-8
Harvard............. 1-5 5-6 - 6-11
Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 6 3 - 9
Harvard............. 4 7 - 11
Fouls by period 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 11 20 - 31
Harvard............. 9 13 - 22
Turnovers by prd 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 12 12 - 24
Harvard............. 10 6 - 16
Officials: Kathy Gibbons; Judy Strong; Perky Nellisen. Scorer: Matt Drazba.
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Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs Harvard (Mar 05, 2008 at Cambridge, Mass.)
Harvard
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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G 12 Tylander, Kathyrn... - - - - - 3 - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
A 1 Martin, Kaitlin..... 3 - 3 6 4 - 1 1-1 - 3 1 - - - - 4
D 2 McDonough, Ali...... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - 4
A 3 Flynn, Shannon...... - - - 2 2 1 2 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 2
A 4 Flood, Sara......... 2 3 5 4 3 1 - 1-1 - 2 1 - - - - 1
M 6 Halpern, Jess....... 1 2 3 7 2 1 3 1-3 - 3 3 - - - - 2
M 7 Bancroft, Sarah..... 3 - 3 4 4 1 - 0-0 - 4 1 - - - - 1
D 11 Pais, Delia......... - - - - - 4 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 2
M 14 Bobzin, Lauren...... 1 - 1 2 1 4 2 1-1 - 1 - - - - - 2
D 19 McMahon, Sam........ - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - 5 - - - - 3
A 23 Simmons, Caroline... 2 1 3 3 3 - 1 0-1 - - - - - - - -
M 30 Curtis, Natalie..... 4 - 4 7 5 1 2 2-4 - - - - - - - -
---------- Substitutes ----------
8 Schoen, Tara........ - - - 1 1 - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
20 Smith, Penelope..... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
21 Lyman, Lily......... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
22 Jablonski, Becky.... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
45 Martino, Katherine.. - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Totals.............. 16 6 22 36 25 19 11 6-11 0-0 16 11 0 0 0 0 22
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Harvard Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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12 Tylander, Kathyrn... 30:00 6 4 0 4
45 Martino, Katherine.. 13:25 4 W 0 7 7
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
Albany vs Harvard (Mar 05, 2008 at Cambridge, Mass.)
Albany
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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G 7 Katie Neer.......... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 1
A 1 Christine Grueniger. 3 - 3 3 3 - 3 1-1 - - - - - - - 2
A 2 Stacey Brown........ - - - 1 1 - 1 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
A 9 Jane Bush........... - 1 1 1 1 - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
M 10 Nikki Branchini..... - 1 1 - - 3 3 0-0 - 2 3 - - - - 3
M 12 Brittany Scott...... 1 - 1 2 2 - 1 0-0 - 5 1 - - - - 3
M 15 Rory Redmond........ - - - 1 1 - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 3
D 16 Tricia Primomo...... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - 2
D 18 Kayla Best.......... 1 - 1 5 2 - 1 1-2 - 1 - - - - - 1
D 22 Mackenzie Riegel.... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 1
M 25 Sara Wolf........... - - - - - 1 1 0-0 - - 1 - - - - 3
A 27 Tee Ladouceur....... 4 - 4 9 9 2 1 0-3 - 5 1 - - - - 4
---------- Substitutes ----------
11 Kimberly Sumcizk.... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 2
20 Jodi Battaglia...... 1 - 1 3 2 - 5 1-2 - 3 1 - - - - 2
24 Renee Levitin....... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 1
30 Mel Rorie........... - - - - - - 1 0-0 - 2 - - - - - 1
Totals.............. 10 2 12 25 21 7 17 3-8 0-0 24 7 0 0 0 0 31
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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7 Katie Neer.......... 43:25 16 L 6 3 9
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
Albany vs Harvard (Mar 05, 2008 at Cambridge, Mass.)
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 28:05 HARV EVEN Simmons, Caroline (3) Flood, Sara (5)
2. 25:19 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best (8) Free position shot
3. 23:44 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur (8) Jane Bush (5)
4. 23:12 HARV EVEN Curtis, Natalie (5) Unassisted
5. 22:28 ALBANY EVEN Jodi Battaglia (5) Free position shot
6. 16:18 ALBANY EVEN Christine Grueniger (5) Unassisted
7. 12:28 HARV EVEN Flood, Sara (6) Free position shot
8. 9:21 HARV EVEN Martin, Kaitlin (7) Unassisted
9. 4:52 ALBANY EVEN Brittany Scott (3) Unassisted
10. 0:35 ALBANY EVEN Christine Grueniger (6) Free position shot
11. 2nd 28:27 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur (9) Unassisted
12. 25:18 HARV EVEN Bobzin, Lauren (5) Free position shot
13. 24:23 HARV EVEN Halpern, Jess (9) Free position shot
14. 23:18 HARV EVEN Martin, Kaitlin (8) Free position shot
15. 23:10 HARV EVEN Bancroft, Sarah (5) Flood, Sara (7)
16. 22:28 HARV EVEN Martin, Kaitlin (9) Halpern, Jess (2)
17. 20:52 HARV EVEN Simmons, Caroline (4) Flood, Sara (8)
18. 16:46 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur (10) Nikki Branchini (1)
19. 14:32 HARV EVEN Curtis, Natalie (6) Free position shot
20. 12:02 HARV EVEN Bancroft, Sarah (6) Unassisted
21. 8:58 HARV EVEN Curtis, Natalie (10) Free position shot
22. 8:13 HARV EVEN Curtis, Natalie (11) Unassisted
23. 4:54 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur (11) Unassisted
24. 2:48 ALBANY EVEN Christine Grueniger (7) Unassisted
25. 2:08 HARV EVEN Bancroft, Sarah Halpern, Jess
26. 0:47 HARV EVEN Flood, Sara (6) Simmons, Caroline (2)
