THE BASICS: 

Score: Holy Cross 12, American 10

Records: Holy Cross (7-9, 2-6 Patriot League); American (3-12, 1-7 Patriot League)

Location: Washington, D.C. (Jacobs Field)

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2017

Time: 12:00 p.m. 

The Lead: With the game tied at 10-10 with 5:16 left in the second half, senior Mary Patalita posted two straight goals as the Holy Cross women's lacrosse team defeated American, 12-10, in Patriot League action on Saturday. Patalita led the Crusaders with three goals and two assists for five points.

 HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After American netted the first three goals of the game, the Crusaders answered by scoring four straight to take a 4-3 lead with 13:34 left in the first half. Patalita, sophomore Molly Pfaff and senior Maddie Ward each scored.
• The Eagles then moved out to a 5-4 advantage by scoring two consecutive goals.
• Sophomore Baker Earl tied the game at 5-5, but a goal by Madison Hoon with 3:38 remaining gave American a 6-5 lead at the half.
• The Crusaders started the second half with three straight goals to take an 8-6 lead with 20:06 left. Ward, freshman Emma Gill and senior Avery Giorgio each found the back of the net.
• After Amanda Medjid posted a goal for the Eagles, freshman Bryn Carroll recorded a goal.
• But the Eagles responded with the two goals to tie the contest at 9-9 with 10:29 left.
• The Crusaders took a 10-9 lead when junior Kerianne Moran scored on a free-position shot with 9:29 remaining.
• Medjid then tied the game at 10-10 with 5:30 left, but just 14 seconds later Patalita found the back of the net as the Crusaders took an 11-10 lead.
• Then with 4:07 remaining, Patalita netted her second straight goal and her third of the game to make it a 12-10 contest.
• The Crusaders were able to keep the Eagles off the scoreboard for the 12-10 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Holy Cross outshot American, 31-27.
• Junior Julia Maloney made seven saves for the Crusaders, while Fiona Geier posted 10 for American.
• Holy Cross secured 14 draw controls, while the Eagles posted 10.
• The Crusaders picked up 23 groundballs, while American tallied 22.
• Holy Cross went 3-5 on free-position shots, while the Eagles went 7-11.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Patalita now has five career hat tricks. She leads the team with three game-winning goals this season.
• Senior Anna Johnson has a team-best 51 draw controls this season which are tied for fourth all-time in program history for a season. Her 28 caused turnovers are also tied for fourth. Her 81 career draw controls are ranked ninth all-time.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders will conclude the season on Saturday, April 29, when they travel to Hamilton, N.Y., to take on Colgate at 1:00 p.m.

KEEP CONNECTED: 

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