2008 Woodie Awards
Hoyas down Hounds in D.C
Pete Theis
Issue date: 2/26/08 Section: Sports
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Staff Writer
Coming off of a big win against Davidson last week in which the team scored 20 goals, the Loyola women's lacrosse team struggled early in their Big East opener against No. 10 Georgetown and ended up losing 16-9 on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
"We started slow and played with no rhythm in the first half," head coach Kerri O'Day said. "Both on offense and defense we were far too slow, and as a result we only got off four shot attempts in the first half."
While Loyola struggled to get anything going offensively, Georgetown built a 3-0 lead just six minutes into the contest. Scores from Molly Ford and Ashby Kaestner contributed to the Hoyas' three-goal advantage. Loyola finally got on the board off of a shot from freshman Grace Gavin that made the score 4-1. Loyola, however, was plagued from the Georgetown's stifling defense, which created key mishaps on the defensive end for the Hounds. The Hoyas increased their lead to 9-1 by halftime.
Georgetown continued their dominant play in the second half by scoring the next four goals to take a sizeable 13-1 lead with 20 minutes remaining in the game.
The Hoyas called off the dogs and Loyola found a bit of rhythm at the end. Freshman Abby Rehfuss scored the Greyhounds' second goal and gave Loyola a boost as they scored eight of the last 11 goals. Junior Colleen O'Keefe and seniors Kate Filipelli and Alicyn Brunnett each added goals during that stretch.
"We definitely played better in the second half," O'Day said. "Our upperclassmen provided a strong voice on the field, and we stepped up our play and started to find our groove. We will have to work on being able to finish off plays on the offensive side after good defensive stops."
Rehfuss led the way with three goals, followed by Gavin and O'Keefe with two each.
Loyola looks to rebound in a game at UMBC on Feb. 26 at 7:30 pm.
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