MARCH 27, 2013

MUHLENBERG WOMEN'S LAXERS DOWN KING'S 18-10

ALLENTOWN -- Stephanie Umbach scored six goals and Molly Davin added four to power the host Muhlenberg College women's lacrosse team to an 18-10 victory over visiting King's College in a non-conference matchup Wednesday in Allentown.

With the win Muhlenberg improved to 5-2 while King's slipped to 3-6.

King's took a 1-0 lead just 1:23 into the game when Mariah Masciarelli scored unassisted, but Muhlenberg responded by scoring the next six goals. Emily Foley and Masciarelli countered with back-to-back goals for King's to cut the lead to 6-3 but the teams traded scores on the next five goals as the Mules took a 9-5 lead at the half.

The Lady Monarchs drew to within 9-6 when Amanda Harney scored just 1:17 into the second half, but, much like the opening stanza, Muhlenberg countered with four straight goals to build a 13-6 advantage with 14:28 to play. Masciarelli scored to cut the lead to 13-7 at the 12:12 mark, but the Mules put the game away with three straight scores to push the score to 16-7 lead with 8:44 to go.

Harney scored twice for King's to bring the score to 16-9 with 6:16 left but Muhlenberg answered with two more of its own to inrease the lead to 18-0 with 3:50 on the clock. Masciarelli added a late goal for King's to set the final margin.

Masciarelli scored five goals to led King's while Harney added three scores and four ground balls. Chelsea Manes followed with one goal and one assist while Foley scored once and had nine draw controls and three ground balls. Krystina Villarreal chipped in with two assists, three ground balls, and five draw controls. Alisa Marino made 15 saves and had two ground balls.

Muhlenberg outshot King's 43-32 and held a 26-19 advantage in ground balls. King's led in draws by a 16-14 count.

The Lady Monarchs will be idle until April 6 when the team travels to face Arcadia University on its Freedom Conference opener.