2 0 0 3


 


#1 Loyola 12, Delaware 8
March 14, 2003

Blue Hens Stay Close Before Falling to Top-Ranked Greyhounds

Kristin Cellucci scored three goals for the Blue Hens

NEWARK, DE -- Top ranked Loyola jumped out to an 8-3 halftime lead but had to hold back a spirited comeback by the University of Delaware for a 12-8 non-league women's lacrosse victory Friday night at Rullo Stadium.

The Greyhounds, the No. 1 ranked team in this week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Top 20 poll, improved to 4-0 on the season as Suzanne Eyler scored three goals and dished out an assist and Rachel Schuck and Talia Shacklock each contributed two goals.

Delaware (1-3), playing its first No. 1 ranked team since falling to Maryland 9-8 back in 1997, got three goals from freshman Kristin Cellucci (Springfield/Springfield, PA), the first three goals of her career. Nikki Kucharski (Cherry Creek/Englewood, CO) added two goals and two assists and Libby Pforr (Cold Spring Harbor/Lloyd Harbor, NY) contributed two goals.

The Blue Hens have now lost nine straight verdicts to Loyola since 1996 and trail the series 19-7. The Greyhounds have been ranked in the top 10 in all previous nine meetings.

Delaware played Loyola tough in the early going and trailed just 3-2 with 16:02 left in the first half. But the Greyhounds tore off an a 5-0 run and eventually took an 8-3 lead into intermission. Eyler scored all three of her goals as Loyola pulled away.

Loyola extended the lead to 11-3 when the Greyhounds scored the first three goals of the second half just five minutes into the stanza on tallies by Jacklyn Borrone, Shacklock, and Kristi Korrow. Both teams traded goals as Pforr scored for the Hens with 20:24 remaining and Loyola's Jen Schuerholz answered three minutes later to put the score at 12-4.

But Delaware finished with a flurry as Michelle Campolettano scored her first goal of the season just seconds after entering the game with 16:49 remaining, Kucharski scored nearly three minutes later, and Cellucci scored her third goal with 9:07 remaining to cut the lead to 12-7. The Hens might have added more but Loyola backup goalkeeper Cindy Nickolaus (six saves) came up with several big saves at point blank range to keep the Greyhounds in front.

The Hens were held in check for eights minutes before closing the scoring with a goal by Pforr with 31 seconds left.

Delaware goalkeeper Lauren Burtch, who started the game but was removed in the opening minutes, returned in the nets and was solid in the second half, posting four saves and holding Loyola scoreless for the final 17:23 of the game.

Delaware will return to action Sunday when the Hens take on Towson in its Colonial Athletic Association opener.

AGATE:

Loyola vs Univ. of Delaware (Mar 14, 2003)


Lacrosse Box Score

         
Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2003 Delaware Women's Lacrosse Loyola vs Univ. of Delaware (Mar 14, 2003 at Newark, Delaware) Loyola (4-0) vs. Score by period 1 2 Tot Univ. of Delaware (1-3) ------------------------------- Date: Mar 14, 2003 Attendance: 400 Loyola.............. 8 4 - 12 Weather: 40 degrees, light wind Univ. of Delaware... 3 5 - 8 Loyola SCORING: GOALS: Eyler, Suzanne 3; Schuck, Rachel 2; Shacklock, Talia 2; Borrone, Jacklyn 1; Korrow, Kristi 1; McNew, Christy 1; Schuerholz, Jen 1; Tyrrell, Susan 1. ASSISTS: Eyler, Suzanne 1; Porcella, Kourtney 1; Schuck, Rachel 1; Shacklock, Talia 1; Tyrrell, Susan 1; Walker, Stephanie 1. Univ. of Delaware SCORING: GOALS: Cellucci, Kristin 3; Kucharski, Nikki 2; Pforr, Libby 2; Campolettano, Mich. 1. ASSISTS: Kron, Shannon 2; Kucharski, Nikki 2. Shots by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Loyola.............. 15 13 - 28 Univ. of Delaware... 11 14 - 25 Saves by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Loyola.............. 3 6 - 9 Univ. of Delaware... 2 6 - 8 Ground balls by prd 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Loyola.............. 13 12 - 25 Univ. of Delaware... 15 13 - 28
SCORING SUMMARY: Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 1st 27:38 LOYOLA EVEN Tyrrell, Susan Schuck, Rachel 2. 1st 27:17 DELAWARE EVEN Cellucci, Kristin Kron, Shannon 3. 1st 26:07 LOYOLA EVEN Eyler, Suzanne Free position shot 4. 1st 16:02 LOYOLA EVEN Shacklock, Talia Free position shot 5. 1st 15:16 DELAWARE EVEN Cellucci, Kristin Kron, Shannon 6. 1st 11:40 LOYOLA EVEN Schuck, Rachel Porcella, Kourtney 7. 1st 10:37 LOYOLA EVEN McNew, Christy Tyrrell, Susan 8. 1st 8:56 LOYOLA EVEN Eyler, Suzanne Shacklock, Talia 9. 1st 8:06 LOYOLA EVEN Schuck, Rachel Eyler, Suzanne 10. 1st 6:16 LOYOLA EVEN Eyler, Suzanne Free position shot 11. 1st 2:09 DELAWARE EVEN Kucharski, Nikki Unassisted 12. 2nd 26:22 LOYOLA EVEN Borrone, Jacklyn Free position shot 13. 2nd 26:14 LOYOLA EVEN Shacklock, Talia Walker, Stephanie 14. 2nd 25:40 LOYOLA EVEN Korrow, Kristi Unassisted 15. 2nd 20:24 DELAWARE EVEN Pforr, Libby Kucharski, Nikki 16. 2nd 17:23 LOYOLA EVEN Schuerholz, Jen Unassisted 17. 2nd 16:49 DELAWARE EVEN Campolettano, Mich. Unassisted 18. 2nd 14:03 DELAWARE EVEN Kucharski, Nikki Free position shot 19. 2nd 9:07 DELAWARE EVEN Cellucci, Kristin Kucharski, Nikki 20. 2nd 0:31 DELAWARE EVEN Pforr, Libby Free position shot
Univ. of Delaware Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC Face T/O CT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G 1 Burtch, Lauren...... - - - - - - - - - - A 3 Hager, Megan........ - - - 1 1 1 1 - 2 1 M 4 Hall, Diana......... - - - - - - - - 2 - J 8 Zane, Becky......... - - - 2 1 - - - - - M 10 Cellucci, Kristin... 3 - 3 6 6 3 3 - - 2 A 12 Kron, Shannon....... - 2 2 2 1 4 1 - 2 1 M 15 Pforr, Libby........ 2 - 2 6 4 - 3 - 3 1 D 17 Clute, Morgan....... - - - - - 3 - - - 2 M 18 Edell, Erin......... - - - 3 1 5 1 - 1 2 M 21 O'Connor, Kelly..... - - - - - 1 - - - - M 22 Kucharski, Nikki.... 2 2 4 3 2 4 1 - 2 1 D 29 Greer, Lindsey...... - - - - - 2 1 - 2 2 ---------- Substitutes ---------- 2 Campolettano, Mich.. 1 - 1 2 1 1 - - - - 6 Kirby, Katy......... - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 7 Linville, Kateri.... - - - - - - - - 2 - 14 Dunnigan, Jeanette.. - - - - - 2 - - 1 - 19 Hughes, Patrice..... - - - - - - - - - - 24 Lynch, Allison...... - - - - - - - - - - 27 Libertini, Laura.... - - - - - - - - - - 31 Carrigan, Lauren.... - - - - - - - - - - 32 Hughes, Patrice..... - - - - - 1 - - 1 - Totals.............. 8 4 12 25 17 28 12 1-1 20 12 Univ. of Delaware ## Player MIN GA Shots Saves --------------------------------------------- 1 Burtch, Lauren...... 23:14 2 9 4 32 Hughes, Patrice..... 36:46 10 19 4 Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Loyola Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC Face T/O CT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G 26 Lawton, Kim......... - - - - - 2 - - - - A 2 Eyler, Suzanne...... 3 1 4 6 5 2 2 - 2 2 A 5 Schuck, Rachel...... 2 1 3 2 2 - 1 - 1 - D 7 Albright, Jen....... - - - - - 3 1 - - 1 M 11 Tyrrell, Susan...... 1 1 2 3 1 1 - - 1 2 M 15 Walker, Stephanie... - 1 1 1 - - 3 - 2 - D 16 Gioffre, Marianne... - - - - - 1 - - 2 3 M 19 Singleton, Tara..... - - - - - 1 - - - 1 D 23 Porcella, Kourtney.. - 1 1 - - 2 - - 1 - M 24 Shacklock, Talia.... 2 1 3 5 4 1 - - 1 - D 32 Korrow, Kristi...... 1 - 1 1 1 2 - - - 1 A 33 Borrone, Jacklyn.... 1 - 1 5 2 2 - - 1 - ---------- Substitutes ---------- 1 Cyphers, Erin....... - - - - - 1 - - - - 4 Boggs, Sarah........ - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 6 Green, Sydney....... - - - 1 1 1 - - 2 - 8 Stocker, Jen........ - - - - - - - - - - 9 Hannon, Elizabeth... - - - - - - - - - - 10 Mekeel, Laura....... - - - - - - - - - - 12 Cooper, Caroline.... - - - - - 3 - - - - 13 McKay, Kristen...... - - - 1 1 - - - - - 14 Summers, Jen........ - - - - - - - - - - 17 Hardesty, Kate...... - - - - - - - - - - 20 Schuerholz, Jen..... 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 21 Hannon, Sarah....... - - - - - 1 - - - - 22 McNew, Christy...... 1 - 1 1 1 - - - - - 27 Sachs, Katharine.... - - - - - - - - 1 - 28 Guarino, Katie...... - - - - - - - - 2 - 29 Nicolaus, Cindy..... - - - - - 1 - - - - 30 Patterson, Emilie... - - - - - - - - - - 31 Tierney, Brianne.... - - - - - - - - - - 34 Nicolaus, Chrissy... - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - 35 Carper, Laura....... - - - - - - - - - - Totals.............. 12 6 18 28 20 25 10 0-0 17 10 Loyola ## Player MIN GA Shots Saves --------------------------------------------- 26 Lawton, Kim......... 30:00 3 11 3 29 Nicolaus, Cindy..... 30:00 5 14 6 Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge