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Pennsylvania 8, Delaware
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April 5, 2002
Quakers Score with
54 Seconds Left as Hens Luck Runs Out
Again
Corinne
Shuck scored four goals for
Delaware
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NEWARK, DE - Junior midfielder
Crissy Book scored with 54 seconds left to play to break the
sixth tie of the game and lead the University of
Pennsylvania to an 8-7 victory over host University of
Delaware in a non-league women's lacrosse game Friday night
at Rullo Stadium.
Book's ground shot bounced into the net
past Delaware goalkeeper Laurie Tortorelli to
complete a comeback in the final 10 minutes and lead the
Quakers (4-4) to their second straight victory. Delaware
continued to have some tough luck, dropping its seventh
straight game to fall to 2-8 on the season. During the
seven-game losing streak, the Hens have lost five games by
two goals or less.
The game marked the first meeting between
the two teams since Delaware posted an 18-1 win in the
opening round of the 1984 NCAA Tournament. Delaware
continues play April 9 at Colonial Athletic Association foe
Loyola in Baltimore.
Delaware senior Corinne Shuck
(Broadneck/Annapolis, MD) led the Blue Hens with four goals
while Kateri Linville (Moorestown/Moorestown, NJ),
Nikki Kucharski (Cherry Creek/Englewood, CO), and
Becky Zane (Garnet Valley/Glen Mills, PA) each scored
a goal. Tortorelli (Haverford/Havertown, PA) was outstanding
in goal, posting 12 saves.
Brook, Kate Murray, Lindsay Cassidy, and
Jenny Hartman each scored two goals to lead the Quakers.
The game featured six ties and neither
team led by more than two goals the entire game.
Shuck scored two of her goals in the
first half to lead the Blue Hens to a 4-3 advantage at
halftime. Zane broke a 3-3 tie with 4:10 left in the opening
stanza to give the Hens the lead.
Delaware scored three of the first five
goals of the second half to go up 7-5. Kucharski broke a 5-5
tie with a goal with 14:42 left and Shuck followed with her
fourth goal of the contest with 10:47 left for th
lead.
But Penn, led by backup goalkeeper Liz
Lorelli (five saves), shut down the Hens the rest of the
way, scoring the final three goals of the game. Murray got
things started by scoring with 7:31 left and Hartman took a
feed from Traci Marabella and scored with 2:48 left to knot
the score for the sixth time. The Quakers then won the game
on Book's goal with 54 seconds remaining.
Delaware had one last chance to score but
Michelle Campolettano was stopped by Lorelli with 39
seconds left and Penn ran out the clock.
AGATE:
Pennsylvania........3.......5.......8
Delaware.............4.......3.......7
Team Statistics
Goals: Penn- Kate Murray-2,
Lindsay Cassidy-2, Jenny Hartman- 2, Crissy Book - 2;
Delaware - Corinne Shuck - 4, Kateri Linville, Becky
Zane, Nikki Kucharski; Assists: Penn - Traci
Marabella; Delaware - Shannon Kron
Saves: Penn - 8 (Alaina Harper, 38
min., 5 goals, 3 saves; Liz Lorelli, 22 min., 2 goals, 5
saves); Delaware - 12 (Laurie Tortorelli, 60 min., 8
goals, 12 saves)
Shots: Penn - 21,
Delaware - 25; Groundballs: Penn - 28,
Delaware - 14; Draw Controls: Penn - 7,
Delaware - 7; Caused Turnovers: Penn - 9,
Delaware - 4; Attendance: 400
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