March 31, 2007
Box Score
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy women'a lacrosse team held two foes scoreless in the first half and breezed to a pair of wins over Villanova and Boston College in Saturday's action of the Severn Shootout. The Mids topped Villanova, 22-2, before routing Boston College, 18-4, in the nightcap. The wins move Navy's record to 8-3 overall.
In the opener against Villanova, The Mids jumped out to a 5-0 lead just 11 minutes into the game and stretched the cushion to 12-0 at halftime. The Mids moved the lead to 15-0 eight minutes into the second half, before Villanova tallied its first goal of the game. Navy would push the lead to 21-1, before settling for the final 22-2 victory.
Navy dominated the Wildcats statistically, outshooting them 34-11, picking up 37 ground balls to Villanova's 28 and scoring on three-of-six free-position attempts.
A pair of Mids, Amanda Towey and freshman Erin Rawlick, scored nine points each with Towey netting seven goals. Elise Chapdelaine and Kaylene Klingenstein added four points each on three goals and one assist, and Stephanie Homick scored a pair of goals. Natalie Blandon made six saves and allowed just one goal in just over 50 minutes in goal. Towey now has 62 points (46 g, 16 a) on the season, while Rawlick has 52 points (36 g, 16 a).
The second game was much of the same, as Navy scored seven goals in the first 20 minutes, sprinting to an 11-0 halftime advantage and breezing past Boston College, 18-4. Navy pushed the lead to 13-0 five minutes into the second half, before the Eagles scored their first goal of the game.
Navy also dominated Boston College, outshooting the Eagles, 32-10, grabbing three more ground balls (25-22) and forced Boston College into 22 turnovers, while committing just seven.
Klingenstein had a monster game for the Mids, scoring a Navy-season best 10 points (6 g, 4 a). Chapdelaine added six points (5 g, 1 a) and Rawlick tallied five (3 g, 2 a). Blandon made three saves in 34 minutes, while Ellyn Creasey made one save in 26 minutes.
The Mids will host Pittsburgh at noon on Sunday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Admission is free.
# GO NAVY #
