April 17, 2005

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - Richmond (5-7, 3-2 A-10) scored eight unanswered goals to take control of a one goal game and defeat Saint Joseph's (4-6, 1-3 A-10) in Atlantic 10 women's lacrosse on Finnesey Field, 15-7. Lindsey-Kate McCool had three goals for the Hawks, while Jenny Egan and Kerry O'Connell each added a pair.

McCool put SJU up first, 1-0, but Richmond answered back with goals from Kristen Habicht and Ashley Friend to take the lead, 2-1. Two more goals by McCool, however gave the Hawks a 3-2 lead with 7:18 left in the first half.

The Spiders then erupted for eight straight goals, including five to end the first half. SJU ended the run with a goal by O'Connell, but UR's Morghan Vahue added two straight tallies to give UR a 12-4 advantage.

The teams traded goals over the final 12:27 to account for the final margin.

Richmond outshot SJU, 31-20 and held a 23-21 groundball edge. Senior goalkeeper Courtney Huff had 10 saves for St. Joe's, while Richmond's Jackie Swansburg delivered nine stops.

**Photographs of today's game, as well as past Hawk games can be viewed at www.sidephotos.com.