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#17 Delaware 15, Towson 6
March 17, 2001

Fortunato, Shuck Each Score Four as Hens Win Conference Opener

Megan Fortunato Had Her Second Straight Four-Goal Game

TOWSON, MD -- Senior Megan Fortunato and junior Corinne Shuck each scored four goals as the 17th ranked University of Delaware women's lacrosse team opened its America East conference season with a 15-6 victory over Towson University at Minnegan Stadium Saturday.

The Blue Hens (3-1, 1-0) won their second straight game and won their conference opener for the fourth straight year. Delaware has now defeated Towson seven straight times and the Blue Hens are 27-3 all-time in America East regular season play.

Towson (2-3, 1-1) lost its second straight despite two goals each from Tracey Drown and Cheryl Back.

For the second straight game, the Hens jumped out to a 7-2 halftime lead and never looked back to post the easy victory. The Hens also held Towson's leading scorer, Nicole Wittelsberger, to just one goal.

Fortunato, Delaware's leading scorer last season with 31 goals and 25 assists for 56 points, had her second straight four-goal game and also added an assist after scoring just once in the Hens' first two games. Fortunato upped her career scoring total to 92 goals and 59 assists for 151 points, moving past Sue Daddona (147 points in 1992-95) for 13th place on the UD career scoring list.

Shuck (Broadneck/Annapolis, MD) also added four goals and an assist to pace the Blue Hens while Katrina Metz and Kate O'Connell each added one goal and one assist.

Towson cut the Blue Hen lead to 3-2 with 12:21 left to play in the opening half, but Delaware reeled off the last four goals of the first half for a 7-2 halftime lead and tallied the first two goals of the second half, both by Shuck, to go up 9-2.

Towson battled back and cut the lead to 10-6 on a goal by Drown with 12:48, but the Hens responded with the final five goals of the game, two by Fortunato, to post the victory.

Delaware returns to action March 21 at Penn State.

AGATE:

Delaware........7.......8.......15
Towson..........2.......4........6

Scoring (Goals-Assists):

Delaware - Megan Fortunato, 4-1, Corinne Shuck, 4-1, Claire Marrazzo, 1-0, Katrina Metz, 1-1, Shannon Kron, 1-0, Liz Walton, 1-0, Ashley Moderacki, 1-0, Kate O'Connell, 1-1, Katy Hahn, 1-0, Libby Pforr, 0-1.

Towson - Tracey Drown, 2-0, Cheryl Back, 2-0, Portia Gotwalt, 1-0, Nicole Wittelsberger, 1-0, Kat Brady, 0-2, Melissa Garner, 0-1, Emily Helms, 0-1

Shots: Delaware - 29, Towson - 18; Saves: Delaware - 8 (Laurie Tortorelli), Towson - 8 (Autumn Lundgren); Groundballs: Delaware - 12, Towson - 23; Draw Controls: Delaware - 7, Towson - 15; Caused Turnovers: Delaware - 14, Towson - 12.

 

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