NEW ROCHELLE,Pumaoutletmujer NY –The Rider University women’s lacrosse team saw its season come to an end in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament Sunday afternoon, falling at Iona 15-7. The eighth-seeded Broncs close out the season 8-10. The fourth-seeded Gaels improve to 8-8 on the year.
After the Gaels opened the scoring, the Broncs quickly responded with
Katie Walsh(Marlton, NJ/Camden Catholic[FDU-Florham]) drawing the free position and beating the Gael goalie. Iona would then go on a lengthy 5-0 run, occupying the final seven minutes of the opening quarter and first 10 minutes of the second.
Rider finally broke through and would end the half on a three-goal run getting scores from Walsh,
Selena Carrington(Toms River, NJ/Toms River North [Rutgers]), and
Elizabeth Shean(Seal Beach, CA/Los Alamitos) to trim the deficit to 6-4 at the half.
In the third, both defenses tightened with Rider getting their lone tally of the frame coming from
Elena Bontatibus(Simsbury, CT/Simsbury), but the Gaels could only score twice keeping Rider within three at 8-5 entering the fourth.
Iona pulled away in the fourth, scoring five-straight goals to go ahead 13-5 before the Broncs finally stopped the run with goals from Carrington and
Anna Devlin(Marmora, NJ/Ocean City[TCNJ]), but the Broncs would get no closer.
Quotes & Notes
“We were off today offensively, and we weren’t really doing the things that made us successful the last few games. We found some opportunities, especially at the end of the second quarter, but when you’re losing momentum it’s tough to fight back. They had home field advantage, we had a quick turn around, but we traveled well and fought to the end. The seniors are leaving behind this experience and our younger players know what it takes to get here, and in the future, the hope is we are the higher seed and have those advantages.”
– Head Coach Evan Mager
– Iona takes a 2-1 lead in the all-time series.
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Jamie Kubach(Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter[FDU-Florham]) got the start in net, playing all 60 minutes, and making eight saves in the loss.
Broncs By The Numbers
– Both teams finished with 27 shots, but Iona held a 23-17 edge in shots on goal.
– The Gaels held a 16-12 edge in ground balls.
Danika Sedivy(Centennial, CO/Heritage[St. Bonaventure]) and
Hannah Kozik(Ellington, CT/Ellington) each had two to lead the Broncs.
– Rider claimed a 13-12 advantage on the draw circle.
Marissa Ross(Reisterstown, MD/Beth Tfiloh[FDU-Florham]) had nine draw controls to lead the Broncs. Walsh and Devlin each added two.