Feb. 23, 2009

No. 2 Blue Devils Come Back Against William & Mary, 18-11
Four goals from freshman midfielder Kat Thomas – in addition to hat tricks from Sarah Bullard, Carolyn Davis, and Lindsay Gilbride – lifted the No. 2 Duke women’s lacrosse team to an 18-11 win Sunday afternoon over non-conference foe William & Mary at Koskinen Stadium.

Duke had found itself down by as many as three goals in the first half before charging back with a nine-goal second half to pull out the victory. Three of Thomas’ four goals came in the second half.

The win was Duke’s fourth of the year, as the Blue Devils improved to 4-0 for the fifth straight season. William & Mary dropped to 1-1 with the loss. Today’s victory wrapped up a 2-0 weekend for the Blue Devils, who defeated Richmond, 14-9, on Friday night at Koskinen.

Tar Heels Dominate Richmond, 15-8
The University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team picked up its third victory in a row to start the 2009 season when it defeated Richmond by a 15-8 score on Sunday afternoon at sunny but breezy Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill. Kristen Taylor and Corey Donohoe both had three goals and one assist for the Tar Heels.

Carolina also got two goals and two assists from Megan Bosica and two goals and one assist from Chelsea Parks, Becky Lynch and Jenn Russell. Meghan Clarke had a goal and an assist for the Tar Heels, while Amber Falcone added an assist.

Richmond was led by Allison Furstenburg's five goals. Mandy Friend had a goal and an assist, while Caitlin Fifield and Danielle Schaevitz had single goals.

Women's Lacrosse Defeats Niagara 20-1
The Boston College women's lacrosse team finished off their roadtrip to upstate New York with a 20-1 victory over Niagara University on Sunday afternoon.

The Eagles are now 2-0 to start the season.

The Eagles dominated the game scoring seven goals in the first half without allowing Niagara a goal. BC made 47 shots to Niagara's 4.