SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Junior attacker Caroline Chase (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) had herself a day Wednesday afternoon, scoring a career-best seven goals, as the Susquehanna University women's lacrosse team snapped a two-game skid. Susquehanna (2-2, 2-2 Landmark) posted a 17-5 Landmark Conference victory over the visiting Juniata College Eagles (0-5, 0-5 Landmark).
 
How It Happened
Back-to-back goals by Chase, including one 33 seconds into the start of the game, gave the River Hawks a 2-0 lead at 27:16. Juniata scored two consecutive goals of its own for a 2-2 draw with 16:43 left in the half.
 
Led by first-year attacker Heather Riefenhauser's (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) one goal and one assist, SU used a 4-0 run to stake a 6-2 advantage with 2:47 remaining in the opening half. The Eagles would head into halftime down 6-3 after junior midfielder Talia Bertrando found the back of the net with 22 seconds on the clock.
 
After the two sides traded the first two goals of the second half for a 7-4 game, Susquehanna went to town with 10 unanswered goals to bring on a running clock because of the 10-goal differential and put the game out of reach with a 13-goal margin with 8:03 left in the game.
 
Top Performers
Chase recorded her third hat trick of the season to bring her career total to six while adding four ground balls. Riefenhauser also had an outstanding performance for the River Hawks, putting up season-highs of six points, four goals, four ground balls, three caused turnovers, and two assists.
 
Senior defender Sarah Bobrowski (Bloomsbury, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) matched her career-best with four ground balls and added a caused turnover while senior captain Nicole Hauck (Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon) grabbed a season-high six draw controls.
 
Sophomore Emmaleen Regan (Monroe, N.J./Monroe Township) and first-year Bea Daudelin () split equal time with Regan making her second straight start. Regan had three saves while Daudelin made two.
 
Bertrando finished with two goals and two caused turnovers for the Eagles while sophomore attacker Aspen Handel had two assists. In goal, first-year Zoe Watson and sophomore Chloe Gerhard split equal with Watson starting. Watson had five saves and three ground balls while Gerhard made six stops.
 
Inside the Box Score
Shots – Susquehanna 37, Juniata 19
Saves – Susquehanna 5, Juniata 11
Turnovers – Susquehanna 18, Juniata 26
Clears – Susquehanna 20-22, Juniata 17-30
Ground Balls – Susquehanna 27, Juniata 20
Draw Controls – Susquehanna 16, Juniata 8
Free Position Shots – Susquehanna 2-6, Juniata 1-5
 
Up Next for the River Hawks
Apr. 10 at Drew (3-2, 3-2 LC) – Madison, N.J. – 1:00 p.m.
 
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