DOVER, DE.- Katy Richardson (Lake Worth, Fla.) scored a school-record nine goals to lead the Presbyterian College women's lacrosse team to a 19-12 win over Delaware State on Saturday afternoon at DSU's Alumni Stadium.
Richardson's nine goals breaks the single game scoring record of eight goals, set by Catherine Ellis on March 22, 2013 against Kennesaw State. Richardson also dished out an assist for a team-high 10 points, which ties for most points in a game (10) with Jenna Handshoe, set on May 3, 2009 against Howard.
The Blue Hose scored eight straight goals midway through the first half to build a lead against the Hornets that the team would never relinquish.
PC improves to 3-6 overall, while Delaware State drops to 0-11. Presbyterian begins Big South Conference play next Saturday against Winthrop at 1 p.m. at Martin Stadium.
Richardson led both teams in scoring with her nine tallies for PC. Ashley Wren (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) recorded her first career hat trick with four goals, while Jess Goergen (Fayetteville, Ga.) had two. Claire Frase (Fort Mill, S.C.), Kathleen Gerrits (Lake Worth, Fla.), Alexandra Cole (Duluth, Ga.), and Cassie Watters (Chapel Hill, N.C.) each registered one goal apiece in the win.
Maura Talvacchia (Moorestown, N.J.), Richardson, and Frase all had one assist each. Talvacchia registered a team-high six ground balls, while Amanda Lindsey (Peachtree City, Ga.) had four. Lee-Ann Salim (East Islip, N.Y.) made five saves in goal for the Blue Hose to earn her third win of the year.
Miranda Malagari scored three goals for the Hornets. Kayla Yurkanin, Lauren Perry, and Sierra Harris had two goals each, while Emily Etkins, Megan Card, and Nicole McCombs had one apiece for Delaware State.
Kiana Dawson collected four ground balls and Perry won a game-high eight draw controls. Rhian Sellers took the loss in goal, but she made nine saves for the Hornets.
Richardson and Wren got PC out to a 2-0 lead with their first goals of the game, but Perry and Yurkanin tied it up with two straight goals for the Hornets.
The Blue Hose went on to score eight unanswered goals to pull away from DSU and take a 10-2 lead with 6:33 to play in the first half.
McCombs broke the scoring drought for the Hornets when she scored her solo goal with 5:31 left in the opening half. Richardson and Wren each scored again for the Blue Hose and Malagari recorded her first goal of the game to make it 12-4 at halftime. PC outshot DSU 19-11 in the first half.
The teams went back-and-forth in the second half, taking turns scoring goals for the first eight scores of the half. DSU would get no closer than seven goals for the remainder of the game, until Malagari scored two straight goals in the final minutes to make it 18-12 with 1:43 to play.
Cole recorded another goal for PC with less than 30 seconds on the clock to give the final score of 19-12 and PC its third win in the last four games.
