DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 1, 2024) – The seventh-ranked Rollins women's lacrosse team suffered its first defeat of 2024 on Friday night, falling at No. 11 Embry-Riddle, 16-15. The Tars are now 6-1 overall and 2-1 in SSC play, while the Eagles go to 5-1 overall, 1-0 in conference games.
Caroline Gastonguay led all players with six goals, while
Lauren Noonan chipped in with three goals.
Holyn Trautwein had a team-high six draw controls and
Ashley Goldstein led all players with three caused turnovers and tied for the game-high with four ground balls.
Anya Studebaker (5-1) took the loss, making seven saves on 23 shots in a full 60 minutes of action.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Quarter
- Aleksa Allen opened the scoring just 59 seconds into the game.
- After an ERAU goal, Caroline Gastonguay netted two straight followed by a Noonan goal to make it 4-1 Tars.
- Noonan then answered the second Eagle goal with her second to put Rollins up 5-2.
- The offenses kept clicking, with Embry-Riddle scoring less than a minute later, followed by Katie Bell scoring a minute after that to make it 6-3.
- Caroline Gastonguay scored two more times before the quarter came to an end, with two ERAU goals sandwiched between, making it an 8-5 game after just 15 minutes of play.
Second Quarter
- Embry-Riddle caught fire in the second quarter, scoring five straight goals before Charlotte Gastonguay put home the only Tar goal of the period, pushing ERAU to a 10-9 halftime lead.
Third Quarter
- The defenses took over in the third quarter, as the two teams combined for just four goals in the period.
- Madison McGarry tied things at 13 at the 13:29 mark before Embry-Riddle responded with two straight goals.
- Sydney Nickel scored with 3:02 to go to make it a one-goal deficit once again, and the Eagles would maintain the 12-11 lead going to the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter
- Embry-Riddle scored first in the final frame before Caroline Gastonguay found the back of the net once again, as her fifth of the game made it 13-12.
- After an Eagle goal, Jorie Alf and Noonan got the next two markers, tying the game at 14 with 8:20 to go.
- An ERAU goal with 5:33 on the clock put the home team up by one, but Caroline Gastonguay stepped up with a man-up goal at the 2:31 mark to tie things at 15.
- Embry-Riddle was able to answer back with a goal 26 seconds later, and the Eagles kept the Tars at bay for the final two minutes, holding on for the 16-15 win.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will be back at home on Sunday, March 3, as they host Southern New Hampshire at 12 p.m.
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