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Vanderbilt 7, #17 Delaware 6
March 30, 2001

Blue Hens Lose Another Heartbreaker

Ashley Moderacki Scored Two Goals

NASHVILLE, TN -- The string of heartbreaking losses continued for the No. 17 ranked University of Delaware women's lacrosse team Friday as Vanderbilt freshman Jess Roguski scored with just 2:45 left to play to lift the previously winless Commodores to the 7-6 upset win over the Blue Hens at Vanderbilt Lacrosse Stadium.

Kinsey Osberg and April Tellam each scored two goals and dished out an assist as Vanderbilt (1-6) won its first game of the season. The Blue Hens (3-4) lost their third straight game, all in the final minutes, despite three goals from Megan Fortunato and two more from Ashley Moderacki. Goalkeeper Laurie Tortorelli had 10 saves for the Blue Hens.

Delaware lost to then No. 13 ranked Penn State 6-5 March 21 when the Nittany Lions scored the game-winner with 4:10 left to play. Delaware then followed with a 10-7 overtime loss to No. 7 ranked James Madison last Saturday when JMU rallied from a 7-5 deficit with six minutes remaining to send the game into overtime on a goal with 2:23 left.

Vanderbilt jumped out to a 4-0 lead before the Blue Hens got on the board on a goal by Moderacki with 9:03 left in the first half. The Hens scored two more goals before Vanderbilt's Tellam scored with 33 seconds left to give the Commodores a 5-2 halftime cushion.

Tellam scored the first goal of the second half to give Vanderbilt a 6-3 lead before Delaware stormed back. Kate O'Connell and Fortunato scored goals 29 seconds apart to cut the lead to 6-5 with 23:04 left and Fortunato tied the score at 6-6 on a goal with 17:41 remaining. No one would score again until Roguski's game-winner.

The Blue Hens, a 2000 NCAA Tournament participant, continue their two-game southern swing today (Saturday) when they take on Notre Dame at 3 p.m. at Vanderbilt Lacrosse Stadium. Fortunato will enter the game for Delaware will 99 career goals, needing just one to become the 13th player in UD history to reach 100 for a career.

AGATE:

Delaware........3........3.........6
Vanderbilt......5........2.........7

Scoring (Goals-Assists):

Delaware - Megan Fortunato, 3-0, Ashley Moderacki, 2-0, Kate O'Connell, 1-0; Liz Walton, 0-1; Katy Hahn, 0-1; Vanderbilt - Kinsey Osberg, 2-1, April Tellam, 2-1, Jess Roguski, 1-1, Amanda Rice, 1-0, Liz Drennan, 1-1, Kelly Devlin, 0-1; Shots: Delaware - 19, Vanderbilt - 24; Saves: Delaware - 10 (Laurie Tortorelli), Vanderbilt - 12 (Emily Lough); Groundballs: Delaware - 20, Vanderbilt - 41; Caused Turnovers: Delaware - 10, Vanderbilt- 22; Draw Controls: Delaware - 9, Vanderbilt- 5; Attendance: 130.

 

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