Gagliano's Second Half Goal Lands Rangers in Final

Gagliano's Second Half Goal Lands Rangers in Final

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 13, 2010) - Brooke Gagliano (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Twp.) broke a 1-1 tie early in the second half to put the Rangers in the ECAC Championship Game on Sunday afternoon. The Rangers will have a rematch against Landmark Conference foe, Catholic in the nation's capital.

Drew clinched its 15 victory of the year this afternoon, the most since the 1986 NCAA Tournament team. Junior Sarah Charles (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central) would once again ignite the Ranger offense just before the half when she received a pass for Kati Eggert (Denville, N.J./Morris Knolls). Charles has now scored four goals in her last four games

With the Rangers holding a 1-0 lead going into the half, Wesley (14-10) would answer 15 minutes into the second frame off their four second-half penalty corners.

The Rangers, looking for their first ever ECAC championship berth, would grab the lead six minutes later when Gagliano got a shot in front of the net off a pass from Stacie Brown (Upper Marlboro, Md./Calverton).

The Rangers faced off against Wesley for only the second time since 1996 and now own a 3-0 advantage all-time over the Wolverines.

Top seeded Catholic play host to Drew for the second time this season tomorrow afternoon at 2:00. The Cardinals took the regular season matchup, 3-1.

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