WASHINGTON, DC. - The No. Georgetown University women's lacrosse team won its fifth-consecutive BIG EAST Championship after defeating No. 18 Connecticut by a score of 16-8 on North Kehoe Field. In addition, the win kept the Hoyas unbeaten (29-0) in league competition since Conference play begin in 2001. Senior midfielder Ali Chambers led Georgetown (11-3; 5-0 BIG EAST) in scoring with five points off four goals and one assist, while Sarah Oliphant, Coco Stanwick, Lucy Poole and Brittany Baschuk contributed two goals apiece to the winning effort. Shannon Burke, Jacqui Hamilton and Kristen Link led Connecticut (10-4; 3-2 BIG EAST) with two goals each. Although Oliphant put the Hoyas on the scoreboard first just three minutes into the game, the Hoyas looked a little tentative in the beginning of the first half. Connecticut' Hamilton scored back-to-back goals at the 25:09 and 23:17 to put the Huskies ahead 2-1. It would prove to the Connecticut's only lead of the game as the Hoyas' rebounded with four-straight tallies. Sophomore midfielder Sara Zorzi got the run started with a goal with 19:15 on the clock. Oliphant was credited with the assist. Twelve minutes went by without a score, finally broken by Poole's unassisted goal at the 7:13 mark. Baschuk then found the back of the net four minutes later to give GU a 4-2 advantage. Oliphant slipped a shot past UConn goalkeeper Jennifer Wong to give the Hoyas a 5-2 lead at the half. Stanwick opened up the scoring in the second half at 28:18, but the Huskies refused to fold and fought back with goal from Link, set up by Laura Tzasko, to make the score 5-3. Georgetown responded with another four-goal run in less than two minutes, this time started by Poole. Poole picked up a pass in Connecticut territory, ran almost the length of the field and fired a shot into the cage to give the Hoyas a 6-3 lead at 25:40. Twenty-four seconds later, Chambers struck with an unassisted goal, followed by a tally from senior midfielder Lauren Redler at 24:55. Chambers stepped up with her second goal of the day at 24:16 to put the Hoyas up 10-3.
UConn's Tracy Mullaney made it 10-4 with 23:03 on the clock, off an assist from Burke, but Stanwick capitalized on a free position shot at 21:18, followed by goal from Baschuk at 19:19 to make it 12-4 in favor of Georgetown. Chambers earned the assist on Baschuk's goal. Link notched her second goal of the day for the Huskies at 18:35, but 21 seconds later GU senior attacker Catherine Elbe found the back of the net to push Georgetown's lead to 13-5. The Huskies fought back with three-consecutive goals, including two unassisted from Shannon Burke, to make the score 13-8 with 9:46 left in the contest. Chambers continued her hot shooting and stepped up with back-to-back goals at 9:26 and 8:44 to give Georgetown a 15-8 lead. Sophomore attacker Hollis Pica closed out scoring for the day when she took a feed from Stanwick to give the Hoyas a 16-8 victory with 6:12 on the clock. Senior Sarah Robinson and sophomore Maggie Koch each played a half in goal for the Hoyas. Robinson made six saves and allowed two goals, while Koch rejected eight UConn shots and allowed six goals. Wong and Kristen Haldeman split time in the cage for the Huskies. Wong ended the game with 10 saves and 12 goals allowed, and Haldeman made five saves and allowed four goals. The Hoyas outshot the Huskies 40-31 and held a slight 21-19 edge in ground balls. Georgetown also had a 16-10 advantage in draw controls and posted one more caused turnover than UConn (8-7). Georgetown will host James Madison University on Wednesday, April 27, at 4:00 p.m. on North Kehoe Field. The Hoyas will close out the regular season with a game against Johns Hopkins on Saturday, May 7, at 1:00 p.m. GOALS Georgetown: Ali Chambers 4, Sarah Oliphant 2, Coco Stanwick 2, Lucy Poole 2, Brittany Baschuk 2, Sara Zorzi 1, Catherine Elbe 1, Hollis Pica 1, Lauren Redler 1. Connecticut: Shannon Burke, Jacqui Hamilton, 2, Kristen Link 2, Laura Trzasko 1, Tracy Mullaney 1. ASSISTS Georgetown: Ali Chambers 1, Sarah Oliphant 1, Sara Zorzi 1. Connecticut: Shannon Burke, 2, Jacqui Hamilton 1, Dana Stewart 1, Laura Trzasko 1 SAVES Georgetown: 6 Sarah Robinson (2 GA), 30 min.; 8 Maggie Koch (6 GA), 30 min. Connecticut: 10 Jennifer Wong (12 GA); 5 Kristen Haldeman (4 GA). GROUND BALLS Georgetown: 21. Connecticut: 19. CAUSED TURNOVERS Georgetown: 8. Connecticut: 7. DRAW CONTROLS Georgetown: 16. Connecticut: 10. TURNOVERS Georgetown: 13. Connecticut: 12. |
 
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