Stanford, Calif. ? Lauren Schmidt had three goals and two assists to lead nationally-ranked Stanford to a 15-10 victory over UAlbany on Wednesday. Feb. 18 at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium. The Cardinal is ranked 17th in the latest IWLCA coaches' poll and is tied for 16th by Nike/Inside Lacrosse.
Stanford (3-0) trailed for the first time this season when UAlbany (1-1) took a 2-1 lead as Kayla Best scored from an angle off a free-position opportunity. The Cardinal then ripped off six unanswered to take control. Amanda Schwab and Dana Lindsay each scored twice in that outburst. Lindsay put her team ahead for good when she netted a rebound off Schmidt's initial blast. Schmidt, a junior midfielder, converted from the left side in transition for a two-goal lead with 11:10 left in the period. Lindsay later finished off a crossing pass to hand her team a 7-2 halftime advantage.
The Great Danes, who won their opener against Saint Mary's, Calif. three days ago, tried to climb back into the contest in the final period. Freshman Melanie Sosnowski sent a free-position shot low into the right side of the net, before Best connected on a fastbreak into the left corner that sliced the deficit to 12-8 with 8:33 remaining.
However, Stanford, who competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, ended the comeback attempt with back-to-back goals. Sophomore Ashley Aruffo tallied her first goal of the season from left of the cage. Julie Christy, a first-team all-league midfielder, then found the cage just over a minute later on a cut to the top of the crease.
Sarah Flynn added three goals for the Cardinal, who defeated Oregon (17-5) and Fresno State (20-1) to open their schedule. Goalkeeper Annie Read made six saves in a game that was played on a 67-degree day after being delayed 24 hours due to rain.
UAlbany's Best finished with three goals and became the 11th player in the program's history to reach the 100-career point mark. In addition, she extended her goal-scoring streak to 32 consecutive games. Jodi Battaglia and Taylor Frink each scored twice, while Mel Rorie had a career-best three assists. Katie Neer stopped 12 shots for the Great Danes, who wrap up their three-game road trip against California on Friday.
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UAlbany (1-1) 2 8 - 10
#17/16 Stanford (3-0) 7 8 - 15
UAlbany ? Scoring: Kayla Best 3-0, Jodi Battaglia 2-0, Taylor Frink 2-0, Julie Bush 1-1, Christine Grueniger 1-0, Melanie Sosnowski 1-0, Mel Rorie 0-3; Goalkeeper(s): Katie Neer (60:00, 12 saves, 15 GA).
Stanford ? Scoring: Lauren Schmdit 3-2, Dana Lindsay 3-1, Sarah Flynn 3-0, Julie Christy 2-0, Amanda Schwab 2-0, Leslie Foard 1-1, Ashley Aruffo 1-1, Claire Hubbard 0-3, Bess Siegfried 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Annie Read (60:00, 6 saves, 10 GA).
#16/17 Stanford 15, UAlbany 10 (Feb 18, 2009)
Lacrosse Box Score
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2009 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs #17 Stanford (Feb 18, 2009 at Stanford, Calif.)
Albany (1-1) vs. SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot
Stanford (3-0) -------------------------------
Date: Feb 18, 2009 Attendance: 107 Albany.............. 2 8 - 10
Weather: 60 degrees at faceoff, partly cloudy Stanford............ 7 8 - 15
Albany SCORING: GOALS: Best, Kayla 3; Frink, Taylor 2; Battaglia, Jodi 2; Bush,
Julie 1; Grueniger, Christine 1; Sosnowski, Melanie 1.
ASSISTS: Rorie, Mel 3; Bush, Julie 1.
Stanford SCORING: GOALS: Schmidt, Lauren 3; Lindsay, Dana 3; Flynn, Sarah 3;
Schwab, Amanda 2; Christy, Julie 2; Foard, Leslie 1; Aruffo, Ashley 1.
ASSISTS: Hubbard, Claire 3; Schmidt, Lauren 2; Aruffo, Ashley 1; Foard, Leslie
1; Lindsay, Dana 1; Siegfried, Bess 1.
SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 8 11 - 19
Stanford............ 22 16 - 38
GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 3 4 - 7
Stanford............ 6 6 - 12
DRAW CONTROLS BY PRD 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 4 4 - 8
Stanford............ 1 8 - 9
FREE-POSITION SHOTS 1 2 Total
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Albany.............. 1-2 3-4 - 4-6
Stanford............ 2-9 2-3 - 4-12
SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 6 6 - 12
Stanford............ 4 2 - 6
FOULS BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 22 12 - 34
Stanford............ 11 15 - 26
TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 11 5 - 16
Stanford............ 5 5 - 10
Officials: Joan Wagner; Kate Sherwood; John Bazzanella. Scorer: David Kiefer.
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Official signature
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2009 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs #17 Stanford (Feb 18, 2009 at Stanford, Calif.)
Stanford
Pos. ## Player Min. G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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4 Nesbitt, Karen...... 120:00 - - - 6 2 - 1 0-3 - - - - - - 1
9 Flynn, Sarah........ 120:00 3 - 3 4 4 1 - - - - - - - - -
11 Vogelsong, Melissa.. 120:00 - - - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - - 1
13 Christy, Julie...... 120:00 2 - 2 2 2 2 1 - - 1 - - - - 1
14 Hubbard, Claire..... 120:00 - 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
15 Foard, Leslie....... 120:00 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 1-3 - 1 - - - - 4
17 Farmakis, Paige..... 120:00 - - - - - 1 - - 2 2 - - - - 5
18 Siegfried, Bess..... 120:00 - 1 1 2 1 - - - 3 - - - - - -
20 Lindsay, Dana....... 120:00 3 1 4 6 5 1 1 0-1 - - - - - - -
21 Perlman, Maris...... 120:00 - - - - - 2 - - - 5 - - - - 2
24 Schmidt, Lauren..... 120:00 3 2 5 5 5 - 3 2-3 3 4 - - - - 6
30 Read, Annie......... 120:00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
---------- Substitutes ----------
3 Foote, Eleanor...... 0:00 - - - - - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 2
5 Aruffo, Ashley...... 0:00 1 1 2 1 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - 1
6 Nesbitt, Jamie...... 0:00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 Schwab, Amanda...... 0:00 2 - 2 5 5 - 1 1-2 1 - - - - - 2
12 Sachs, Maggie....... 0:00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
TM TM.................. 0:00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Totals.............. 15 9 24 38 27 12 9 4-12 10 16 0 0 0 0 26
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Stanford Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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30 Read, Annie......... 60:00 10 4 2 6
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)
2009 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs #17 Stanford (Feb 18, 2009 at Stanford, Calif.)
Albany
Pos. ## Player Min. G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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1 Grueniger, Christine 120:00 1 - 1 2 1 - 2 - 3 - - - - - 2
2 Primomo, Tricia..... 120:00 - - - - - 1 1 - 2 1 - - - - 1
4 Bush, Julie......... 120:00 1 1 2 3 3 - - 1-1 2 - - - - - -
7 Neer, Katie......... 120:00 - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - - -
10 Branchini, Nikki.... 120:00 - - - - - 1 2 - - 1 - - - - 6
12 Rorie, Mel.......... 120:00 - 3 3 3 3 - - 0-1 1 - - - - - 2
15 Redmond, Rory....... 120:00 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 4
17 Primeau, Jenn....... 120:00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
18 Best, Kayla......... 120:00 3 - 3 3 3 - 1 1-1 4 - - - - - 2
20 Battaglia, Jodi..... 120:00 2 - 2 3 2 - - 0-1 2 - - - - - 2
25 Wolf, Sara.......... 120:00 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 2
26 Sosnowski, Melanie.. 120:00 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1-1 - - - - - - 2
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3 Frink, Taylor....... 0:00 2 - 2 4 3 - - 1-1 1 - - - - - -
5 Jarem, Olivia....... 0:00 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
9 Bush, Jane.......... 0:00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
16 Ortolano, Molly..... 0:00 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
23 Nevins, Caitlin..... 0:00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
29 Levitin, Renee...... 0:00 - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - - 2
TM TEAM................ 0:00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Totals.............. 10 4 14 19 16 7 8 4-6 16 8 0 0 0 0 34
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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7 Neer, Katie......... 60:00 15 6 6 12
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)
2009 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs #17 Stanford (Feb 18, 2009 at Stanford, Calif.)
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Goal Scorer Assists H-V
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1. 1st 24:44 ALBANY Battaglia, Jodi.................. Rorie, Mel.............................. 0-1
2. 21:09 STAN Schmidt, Lauren.................. Free position shot...................... 1-1
3. 18:35 ALBANY Best, Kayla...................... Free position shot...................... 1-2
4. 15:48 STAN Schwab, Amanda................... Free position shot...................... 2-2
5. 11:12 STAN Lindsay, Dana.................... Unassisted.............................. 3-2
6. 11:10 STAN Schmidt, Lauren.................. Unassisted.............................. 4-2
7. 9:59 STAN Schwab, Amanda................... Schmidt, Lauren......................... 5-2
8. 3:30 STAN Flynn, Sarah..................... Hubbard, Claire......................... 6-2
9. 2:46 STAN Lindsay, Dana.................... Siegfried, Bess......................... 7-2
10. 2nd 28:25 ALBANY Best, Kayla...................... Rorie, Mel.............................. 7-3
11. 28:08 STAN Lindsay, Dana.................... Foard, Leslie........................... 8-3
12. 24:38 ALBANY Battaglia, Jodi.................. Bush, Julie............................. 8-4
13. 24:02 STAN Christy, Julie................... Schmidt, Lauren......................... 9-4
14. 21:48 ALBANY Frink, Taylor.................... Free position shot...................... 9-5
15. 19:26 STAN Schmidt, Lauren.................. Free position shot...................... 10-5
16. 17:20 ALBANY Grueniger, Christine............. Rorie, Mel.............................. 10-6
17. 16:11 STAN Foard, Leslie.................... Free position shot...................... 11-6
18. 12:13 STAN Flynn, Sarah..................... Hubbard, Claire......................... 12-6
19. 9:56 ALBANY Sosnowski, Melanie............... Free position shot...................... 12-7
20. 8:33 ALBANY Best, Kayla...................... Unassisted.............................. 12-8
21. 8:04 STAN Aruffo, Ashley................... Hubbard, Claire......................... 13-8
22. 7:06 STAN Christy, Julie................... Aruffo, Ashley.......................... 14-8
23. 5:13 ALBANY Bush, Julie...................... Free position shot...................... 14-9
24. 5:00 STAN Flynn, Sarah..................... Lindsay, Dana........................... 15-9
25. 1:47 ALBANY Frink, Taylor.................... Unassisted.............................. 15-10
PENALTY SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team ##-Player Min Offense
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2nd 14:45 ALBANY 20-Battaglia, Jodi 1:00 PP CONDUCT FOUL............................
02:28 STAN 24-Schmidt, Lauren 1:00 PP CONDUCT FOUL............................
