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(14) Delaware 21, Vermont 2
March 19, 2000

Edwards Leads Romp Over Vermont in America East Opener


NEWARK, DE -- A total of 11 different Blue Hen players scored at least one goal led by senior Sarah Edwards' team-high four as No. 14 ranked University of Delaware overwhelmed Vermont 21-2 in an America East conference women's lacrosse game Sunday afternoon at Rullo Stadium.

The three-time defending America East champion Blue Hens (4-0, 1-0), off to their best start since the 1989 season, extended their winning streak to seven games since last season and upped their America East conference victory streak to 24 straight games since 1996.

Vermont (0-1, 0-1), which managed just two first half goals from Alex Cardasis and Liz Lundgren, lost its season opener and extended its own America East losing streak to 20 games since 1996.

It was a group effort for the Blue Hens as all 22 team members saw extensive action and 12 had at least one point, including 11 who scored goals.

Academic All-American candidate Edwards (Moorestown, NJ Friends) led the way for the Hens with four goals, extending her career total to 82 in four seasons.

Delaware, which outshot the Catamounts 40-11, also got three goals and one assist from freshman Lindsay Parsons (Mt. St. Joseph's/Chalfont, PA) and two goals each from junior Megan Fortunato (Upper Moreland/Hatboro, PA), junior Kate O'Connell (Mt. de Sales/Columbia, MD), senior Kelly Swift (Mercy/Sparks, MD), freshman Nikki Kucharski (Cherry Creek/Englewood, CO), and freshman Libby Pforr (Cold Spring Harbor/Lloyd Harbor, NY). Fortunato also dished out three assists on the day.

Delaware goalkeepers Laurie Tortorelli (Haverford/Havertown, PA) and Kelly Kenney (Pennwood/East Lansdowne, PA) each played a half and combined for nine saves with Tortorelli posting six in the opening stanza. Vermont goalkeeper Rachael Kaplan posted 15 saves.

Delaware's Ashley Moderacki (Haverford/Havertown, PA) scored the game's first goal 3:36 into the game and the Hens built a 7-0 lead before Vermont got on the board with a goal by Cardasis with 10:20 left in the first half. The Hens moved on to an 11-2 halftime lead and outscored the Catamounts 11-0 in the second half to win going away.

AGATE:

Vermont..........2.........0..........2
Delaware........11.......10........21

Goals &endash; Vermont - Alex Cardasis, Liz Lundgren; Delaware - Sarah Edwards-4, Lindsay Parsons-3, Megan Fortunato-2, Kate O'Connell-2, Kelly Swift-2, Nikki Kucharski-2, Libby Pforr, Ashley Moderacki, Brooke Mulligan, Corinne Shuck, Sara Hills

Assists: Vermont - none; Delaware - Megan Fortunato-3, Ashley Moderacki, Lindsay Parsons, Libby Pforr, Claire Marrazzo

Saves: Vermont - 15 (Rachael Kaplan); Delaware - 9 (Laurie Tortorelli, 30 min., 2 goals, 6 saves; Kelly Kenney, 30 min., 0 goals, 3 saves)

Shots: Vermont - 11, Delaware - 40

Groundballs: Vermont - 2, Delaware - 13

Attendance: 300

 

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