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Pennsylvania 8, Delaware 7
April 5, 2002

Quakers Score with 54 Seconds Left as Hens Luck Runs Out Again

Corinne Shuck scored four goals for Delaware

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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