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COLLEGE, Pa., March 6, 2013 -- James Madison (3-1) fell just short of an
upset at seventh-ranked Penn State (4-1) as the Nittany Lions eked out a 13-12 win in women's lacrosse Wednesday
afternoon at Holuba Hall.
Penn State opened the game by scoring five unanswered goals in the first 4:13,
and the Lions extended that lead to seven, 10-3, with 2:20 left before halftime.
However, JMU outscored Penn State 9-3 the rest of the way to close the gap to
13-12 with 3:28 to play. The Dukes then controlled
the ensuing draw but turned the ball over, and Penn State ran out the clock.
JMU had a 14-13 advantage in draw controls, but Penn State held the shot
advantage at 25-22.
Dukes sophomore goalkeeper Schylar Healy (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty) made seven
saves, and Penn State gaolkeeper Emi Smith had five stops.
The Dukes were led in scoring by junior Amy Roguski (Sykesville, Md./Liberty) and redshirt senior Casey
Ancarrow (Jarrettsville, Md./John
Carroll), each with three goals, and Ancarrow also had an assist. JMU also got two goals each from junior Julianne Giles (Ellicott City,
Md./Mount Hebron) and freshman Jaci Gordon (Groton, Mass./Lawrence Academy).
Penn Stats's Maggie McCormick led
all players with six goals, and Mackenzie
Cyr scored three times. Both
McCormick and Cyr handed out two assists.
Other
statistical leaders for the Dukes were Roguski and Gordon, each with three
ground balls, and sophomore Lexi Cross (Marriottsville, Md./Liberty) with two
ground balls.
Redshirt sophomore Kaci Starkloff (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) was the
team leader with four draw controls, Ancarrow controlled three, and sophomore Steph Finley (Media, Pa./Sacred
Heart) and redshirt
senior Rebecca McLouth (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) each controlled two draws.
Cross, senior Amanda Mathews (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) and senior
Nicole Stiles (Mooresville,
N.C./Lake Norman) each finished with two caused
turnovers.
The Dukes continue a stretch of three straight road games with a match at
Richmond on March 9.
NOTES:
* JMU's Casey Ancarrow's three-goal, one-assist game gave her a career
total of 184 points (133 goals, 51 assists).
She moved from 11th place to tied for ninth on JMU's career points
list. She passed Natasha Fuchs ('08,
182) and is tied with Sue Peacock ('84, 184) for ninth.
