WILLIAMSPORT, PA - Susquehanna rode an eight-goal first quarter to victory over Landmark-foe Lycoming College, winning 18-5. Following the massive first quarter, the Warriors scored twice in the second, but the River Hawks continued to pile on goals and cruised to a win.
Abby Andrus and
Abby DiComes led the scoring with seven and four goals, respectively.
HOW IT WENT DOWN.
- The River Hawks wasted no time getting on the board with a goal from the team's leading goal scorer Andrus off of a DiComes pass to put Susquehanna up 1-0 with 13:19 left in the first.
- Less than a minute later Sophia Trively quickly followed up with a goal assisted by Andrus to put the River Hawks up by two.
- Andrus kept her stick hot, scoring another goal with 12:07 left in the first to give them an early three goal lead.
- After a five minute scoring lull Andrus put another one in the back on the net, scoring her third goal of the game.
- DiComes scored her first goal of the game off of a Jessica Russo pass to make the score 5-0 with 6:31 left in the first.
- Trively tallied another goal off a free-position shot and DiComes scored off a Russo assist to give the River Hawks a seven goal lead.
- Andrus scored again with 0:57 left in the first to cap off an 8-0 run and end the first quarter.
- Lycoming started off the second quarter on attack and scored their first goal of the game off the stick of Riley Block with 14:20 left in the quarter.
- Susquehanna responded with a goal off the stick of Andrus, her fourth of the game.
- Block scored again for the Warriors to reset the deficit to seven goals.
- Makaela Larkin scored a free-position goal and Russo scored her first goal of the game with 11:28 left in the second to make the score 11-2.
- Sloan Coddington scored a man-up free-position goal with 6:27 left in the quarter to give the River Hawks a 10-goal lead and start the running clock.
- DiComes tacked on another goal and before Block scored her second of the game for Lycoming to end the quarter with the score 13-3.
- After a good defensive start to the half for both teams Larkin scored her second goal of the game to increase Susquehanna's lead to 11 with 5:05 left in the third.
- Trively and Andrus tallied on one goal each before the end of the quarter to make the score 16-3.
- Andrus opened up the quarter with another goal with 14:02 left in the fourth to increase the River Hawks lead to 14.
- DiComes scored her third goal of the game on a man-up opportunity to push the score to 18-3.
- Lycoming fought back and Block scored twice, ending the game with the score at 18-5.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Andrus dominated the Lycoming defense, scoring seven goals and assisting on one.
- DiComes tallied four goals and Trively had three. Both of them had two assists.
- Larkin
- , Coddington, and Russo also scored goals for the River Hawks. Russo also had six assists.
- Block led the Warriors offense, scoring all five of their goals.
- Susquehanna outshot Lycoming 33-14, along with 23 shots on goal to Lycoming's seven.
- Lycoming turned the ball over 24 times compared to Susquehanna's 17 turnovers.
- Kimberly Nagengast led the River Hawks in draw controls, with six of the total 14 they had. Julie Dammes had five of the eight Lycoming draw controls.
UP NEXT FOR THE RIVER HAWKS
- Susquehanna returns home to Sassafras Field to continue their Landmark Conference season against Moravian University on Friday, April 3, at 3 p.m.
